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by teiferer 17 days ago
> While philosophers like to ignore costs

Another word for "cost" is "constraint" and philosophers spend a great amount of effort on thinking about the consequences of constraints. I therefore have no idea where you are coming from.

> The "Chinese Room" has the rule book baked in from the start, costs were hidden.

What does the Chinese Room have to do with cell biology?