In "Computing Machines and Intelligence," the English mathematician Alan Turing (1912-1954) wrote, "If each man had a definite set of rules of conduct by which he regulated his life, he would be a machine, but there are no such rules, so men cannot be machines."  Using what you now know about Logic, determine whether this statement make sense and explain.  Construct a truth table for Turing's statement and determine if this statement is a tautology.

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In "Computing Machines and Intelligence," the English mathematician Alan Turing (1912-1954) wrote,

"If each man had a definite set of rules of conduct by which he regulated his life, he would be a machine, but there are no such rules, so men cannot be machines." 

Using what you now know about Logic, determine whether this statement make sense and explain.  Construct a truth table for Turing's statement and determine if this statement is a tautology.

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