Path: news.net.uni-c.dk!sunsite.dk!newsfeed1.uni2.dk!news.algonet.se!algonet!news.tele.dk!194.176.220.129!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.icl.net!nntp.news.xara.net!xara.net!gxn.net!cygnus.co.uk!not-for-mail
From: aph@redhat.invalid
Newsgroups: comp.ai.neural-nets,comp.lang.apl,comp.lang.awk,comp.lang.beta,comp.lang.cobol,comp.lang.dylan,comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: Einstein's Riddle
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 09:53:37 +0000 (UTC)
Organization: Red Hat UK
Lines: 11
Message-ID: <98q3f1$bid$1@localhost.localdomain>
References: <VIPq6.396633$ge4.138469576@news2.rdc2.tx.home.com> <3AACB567.A59B8497@Azonic.co.nz> <3AACE6CF.7F05484D@ieee.org> <0W8r6.178$fo5.14165@news.get2net.dk> <3AAD60F3.120F284A@ieee.org> <3AAE371A.2F9F596F@brazee.net> <98m43a$fe2$1@localhost.localdomain> <3AAFB378.AB166E8C@ieee.org>
NNTP-Posting-Host: viagra.cambridge.redhat.com
X-Trace: localhost.localdomain 984650017 11853 172.16.18.77 (15 Mar 2001 09:53:37 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: usenet@localhost.localdomain
NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 09:53:37 +0000 (UTC)
User-Agent: tin/1.4.4-20000803 ("Vet for the Insane") (UNIX) (Linux/2.2.16-22 (i686))
Xref: news.net.uni-c.dk comp.ai.neural-nets:67602 comp.lang.apl:29422 comp.lang.awk:17199 comp.lang.beta:12781 comp.lang.cobol:102708 comp.lang.dylan:24204 comp.lang.forth:78612

In comp.lang.forth Jerry Avins <jya@ieee.org> wrote:

: I submit that the Turing test asks for too much; it is sufficient, but
: not necessary. 

I don't think that Turing (or anyone else) ever said that it was.
Just that it was enough; anything that can pass a Turing test is
intelligent, man or machine.

Andrew.