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PrivateFrank t1_ivp8cak wrote

> The Chinese room is a boring flawed argument, that only is considered relevant by people who get tricked into confusing parts of the system with the whole thing.

Are your fingers part of the system, or your corneas? Once you claim the "whole system does X", you need to say what is and is not part of that system.

Chalmers' "extended mind" suggests that "the system of you" can also include your tools and technologies, and other people and entire societies.

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