alt Hacker NewsThinking is defined by what humans do when they say they are thinking.
That can change because words mean whatever it is that they communicate.
Thinking is defined by what humans do when they say they are thinking.
That can change because words mean whatever it is that they communicate.
I can't tell if you're joking or not, but this is a legit position and I don't think it's that crazy.
The alternative is to posit that you know the True Definition of thinking, which is kind of absurd.
Some things, like scientific laws, are outside of us (well, to a first order approximation - but generally I agree with this), but a concept such as "thinking" is pretty clearly going to be very wishy washy and subjective and changing with the times.