The original question, 'Can machines think?' I believe to be too meaningless to deserve discussion.
Computer science, codebreaking
From "Computing Machinery and Intelligence".
1950
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"Once the machine thinking method had started, it would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers."
Shocking"Machines take me by surprise very often."
Strange & Unusual"The popular view that the brain is a 'digital computer' is a profound oversimplification."
Controversial"The digital computer is a universal machine, capable of simulating any other machine."
Strange & Unusual"Machines take me by surprise with great frequency."
Strange & Unusual