John Searle argues against functionalism by stating: “no one supposes that a computer simulation of a storm will leave us all wet, or a computer simulation of a fire is likely to burn the house down. Why on earth would anyone in his right mind suppose a computer simulation of mental processes actually had mental processes?”

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• Person: Not available Organization: The Long Now Foundation
  Life, Intelligence, and Consciousness: A Functional Perspective

Sources

• Life, Intelligence, and Consciousness: A Functional Perspective longnow.org The Long Now Foundation via serper

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• Functionalism concept
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• mental processes concept