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B.F. Skinner, Contingencies Of Reinforcement: A Theoretical Analysis Quotes: The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do. The mystery which surrounds a thinking machine already surrounds a thinking man.
         

The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do. The mystery which surrounds a thinking machine already surrounds a thinking man.


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The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do. The mystery which surrounds a thinking machine already surrounds a thinking man.
         



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