Many people, one of which John Locke, believe that in every person there is a mind (not the brain). ... John Searles attempts to prove Strong A.I. correct with his "Chinese Room" theory. ... All in all A.I. attempts to support the beliefs of John Searles with his ideas of Strong A.I., which says that souls or minds are created by the brain itself and something given the right software has the ability to have a soul. ...

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John Locke's book, "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding," presents the concept of Tabula Rasa or blank slate, which states that the human mind receives knowledge through the experience without any pre-existing innate ideas when they were born. ...

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