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I think computation as a model of cognition is a perfectly reasonable hypothesis that will bear fruit and at least it IS a hypothesis instead of hand waving.

It is worse to imagine that there is a physical process that exists wholly in the physical world that happens in the world within reasonable parameters cannot possibly be engineered to happen in a controlled fashion.

This is a proof that would require a major shift in physics and math and yet we are expected to accept it purely based on intuition without even a compelling theory of how it does work.



It is worthwhile to pursue artificial cognition. Just as it was worthwhile to pursue manned flight.

The difference, though, is that the Wright Brothers were never foolish enough to arrogantly say a bird is actually a type of airplane...


A bird is a mechanical device to achieve heavier than air flight.




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