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... better than the robot is to have either a better philosophy or more of them . -- Philosophies do not need to be detailed . In fact if they are too detailed they become counter - productive . The essential function of a philosophy is to ...
... better than the robot is to have either a better philosophy or more of them . -- Philosophies do not need to be detailed . In fact if they are too detailed they become counter - productive . The essential function of a philosophy is to ...
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... better bombs , or to the psychologists for better methods of training or selecting air crew , or to instrument makers for better altimeters to enable aircraft to fly lower without danger , or to any of the other applied science ...
... better bombs , or to the psychologists for better methods of training or selecting air crew , or to instrument makers for better altimeters to enable aircraft to fly lower without danger , or to any of the other applied science ...
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... better - for a lot of people , even many who should have known better , to get very hot under the collar and try to bury the whole enterprise under a fog of ridicule . It is therefore important to try to get some idea of 226 The World ...
... better - for a lot of people , even many who should have known better , to get very hot under the collar and try to bury the whole enterprise under a fog of ridicule . It is therefore important to try to get some idea of 226 The World ...
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