Functionalists believe that in order to determine whether a computer has a mind, we must determine

A. whether it has a soul.
B. whether it's inputs and outputs are similar to ours.
C. whether it has a brain.
D. whether it behaves like it has a mind.


Answer: B

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animals' fur. A great deal of that fur is readily available in natural history museums. Such amounts of DNA make it possible to piece together the entire mammoth genome. Hence, we can expect to see mammoth clones in the not too distant future. A) Argument; conclusion: A great deal of that fur ... natural history museums. B) Nonargument. C) Argument; conclusion: Scientists have recently shown ... animals' fur. D) Argument; conclusion: We can expect to see ... in the not too distant future. E) Argument; conclusion: Such amounts of DNA ... the entire mammoth genome.

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Who believed that all good things are vanity?

a. Marx b. Mill c. Camus d. Schopenhauer

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The founder of Stoicism was:

1. Diogenes. 2. Zeno. 3. Socrates. 4. Timon.

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The gambler’s fallacy is thinking that that previous events can affect the probabilities of the random event at hand.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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