We can’t accurately simulate the physical behavior even of pure water. (Yet; and from other reading about this I’ve done recently, it’s a long way off.) Therefore: Fantasies about simulating brains are fantastical.https://twitter.com/ashleythesmart/status/1032294373382340608 …
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I know this is rhetorical, but still, you cannot use "accurately" as an absolute. We *can and do* simulate water molecules to *some degree* of accuracy & precision ± error. What level of accuracy are you suggesting vitiates reductionism? Or do you mean precision?
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In this case, “accurately enough to qualitatively predict simple intermolecular processes,” eg
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"We can’t even simulate individual isolated water molecules accurately." Why?
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