From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Wed 20 Nov 2002 - 04:40:44 GMT
> 
> One thing I've noticed about humans is that for all of our
> intelligence we're pretty good at deceiving ourselves.  If we see a
> fact we don't want to believe, we simply refuse to believe it.  So
> far, machines don't have that luxury.  Belief is not a part of their
> system.
>
The central problem is that most people have not yet figured how to 
decouple their belief from thgeir imagination.
>
> Grant
> >
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