In Many Cases It Is A Matter

Many People Mistakenly Suppose That The Essence Of Consciousness Is That Of A Control Mechanism

There Is No Success Or Failure In Nature.

We Often Attribute 'understanding' And Other Cognitive Predicates By Metaphor And Analogy To Cars, Adding Machines, And Other Artifacts, But Nothing Is Proved By Such Attributions.

If You Can't Say It Clearly, You Don't Understand It Yourself

In Many Cases It Is A Matter For Decision And Not A Simple Matter Of Fact Whether X Understands Y; And So On.