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That’s neither here nor there. Everything can be statistically modelled but very few things are reasoning.

Same with turing machines.




Speaking of reasoning, how do you know what is happening inside the mind when it "reasons"?

And while you're at it: what is happening inside the mind when it reasons?


These are very good questions that deserve unequivocal answers. Alas…


And here we've encountered the taboo. Best pretend not, kick the can down the road, and hope for the best. That will surely produce good results.


Ah yes, the taboo of sound reasoning.


The Reasoner analyzes its reasoning and finds it...sound!

Case closed, terminate all thought processes.




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