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    A thermometer reliably indicates temperature without mean... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Regularities in meaning and belief are not sufficient to ground an analysis of meaning.

    A thermometer reliably indicates temperature without meaning anything, demonstrating that reliable correlation is insufficient for semantic content.

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    • 1.Semantic content requires intentionality or representational purpose; thermometers lack any internal states directed toward meaning-making.
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    • 2.A thermometer's reliability depends on physical causation alone, not on interpretation conventions that constitute linguistic meaning.
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    • 3.Meaning requires potential for misrepresentation; thermometers cannot meaningfully 'lie' about temperature in the way words can.
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    • 1.The thermometer's reading is meaningful precisely because users consistently interpret it as representing temperature in a stable convention.
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    • 2.If reliable correlation were insufficient for content, many neural states and natural signs wouldn't constitute thoughts—an implausible result.
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    • 3.The distinction between the thermometer and meaningful signs is pragmatic (user intention) rather than reflecting something intrinsic to correlation itself.
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