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thatjoeoverthrtoday at 2:33 AM2 repliesview on HN

Yes, this. Comprehension is the point. We could map this to something like physics. If a man on a horse can shoot another man with a bow, empirically he makes correct predictions on gravity, wind and relative motion. But he can’t explain it. It’s not any different if your model has some “embodied” or demonstrable understanding; the model is not part of the discourse.


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zmgsabsttoday at 4:08 AM

I’m not convinced.

In history, we made much more use of hitting things with bows than abstractly comprehending arrow flight.