I didn't write the following, you're quoting someone else.
2013/8/22 John Clark <[email protected]> > On 8/21/2013 2:42 PM, Quentin Anciaux wrote: > > > Can anyone really say that the possible transient branches a dynamic and >> itself transient network of neural activity can really be determined by any >> possible program no matter how detailed? >> > > Yes, I can really say that because there are only 2 possibilities: > > 1) The transient dynamic branches of a neural network are determined, > that is they work by cause and effect; if so then a computer can do the > same thing. > > 2) The transient dynamic branches of a neural network are NOT determined, > that is they are random; if so then a $20 hardware random number generator > can do the same thing. > > And I note that many people look at the vast complexity of cellular > processes and see superiority, but much of that complexity is actually a > sign of inferiority. Evolution is a dreadful programmer with a passion > for spaghetti code. No human programmer would be stupid enough to write > AAAAAA.... 10,000 times in a row but the human genome is full to the brim > with that sort of thing, and very complex chemical metabolic processes like > digestion (which has nothing to do with intelligence) has even more > convoluted kludges. > > Ask yourself this question, why weren't all those fantastically complex > transient > dynamic branches in a neural network by the name of Grandmaster Gary > Kasparov able to beat a 16 year old computer running a 16 year old chess > program? > > John K Clark > > > > > > > John K Clark > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
