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What is meant by the behavior of other people in the best explanation argument? What is included in the behavior of other people?
– Arnold3
Commented Jul 9, 2022 at 12:16
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The fact that they show emotions like I do. If I watch a sad movie I cry, the person sat next to me in the theater cries too. What is the best explanation? That they felt sad like me or that they are an automaton programmed to cry when they see a sad movie? (Btw, how do they identify it as sad if they have no emotions? etc...)
– armand
Commented Jul 9, 2022 at 12:19
What about thoughts? How does the behavior of other people show that other people have thoughts? How does behavior show that other people are thinking too?
– Arnold3
Commented Jul 9, 2022 at 12:23
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If you could point me to what you don't get, it would be helpful because it's quite straightforwardly put in my opinion (but of course, I wrote it so I'm not objective...)
– armand
Commented Jul 10, 2022 at 5:16
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If you hear someone a explain their views about a given subject, and these views have some originality, you never heard the subject addressed in this way, this person actually looks like they are thinking. You could also ask them questions, and they would answer in a meaningful way, actually addressing your remarks. In other words, their behavior is that of a thinking person like you know you are. What is the most probable explanation to this behavior? That they have thoughts like you do, or that they are an automaton elaborate enough to fool you? What hypothesis raises the less questions?
– armand
Commented Jul 10, 2022 at 8:45

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