Lisp does NOT use RPN - Re: cctalk Digest, Vol 125, Issue 13

I've played Eliza my self. It doesn't take long to realize it isn't intelligent. I'm dyslexic so, as you guessed ( with your intelligence ) that I'd incorrectly stated what I'd obviously meant. A rule based machine would just be confused. It would either have to ignore it or ask me to correct my error. A machine with enough ability to do better also wouldn't make such errors as I have. It could be made to hide for a while but like the Eliza game, it would eventually give it self away. Like I said, if I knew what it takes to truly be intelligent to the point that I could write the algorithm in a computers language I'd be doing something completely different. All that I've seen so far is reflecting a part of humans thinking into a computer algorithm. Only a small part. The fact that the computer can do it so much faster than I, hardly makes it intelligent. I to would, someday, like to meet such an intelligence as you've mentioned. So far, it is so far from where we are now that I don't see that gap closing anytime soon. Clearly not with the path we have taken so far. Dwight ----------------------------------------