Comment Re:Lojban (Score 1) 369
One of Searle's replies to this argument is to do away with the rules and the room, and have the man memorise all the rules. Then, the entire system comprises of just the man, who can demonstrate an ability to process Chinese, even though he has no understanding of the language. Is there still a "system" present that understands Chinese?
Let's turn this other way round. Suppose, that you can speak/understand Chinese and you are talking to a person that really understands Chinese. How do you know that he/she has real understanding of the language, and is not just imitating it through some sort of memorised rule trickery?
