@SamHarrisOrg podcast topic? Your brain does not process information and it is not a computer — https://aeon.co/essays/your-brain-does-not-process-information-and-it-is-not-a-computer … via @aeonmag
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agreed, but worth refuting? Strange amount of traction on social media.
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Not even wrong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_even_wrong …
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similar mistake intelligent+religious ppl make, think that brain/mind too 'special' to have scientific description
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what's a better analogy?
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It's not an "analogy." The brain *IS* a computer.
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If interested, can recommend textbooks on molecular biology & neuroscience
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I just don't think another metaphor is possible if we consider ourselves material.
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Not a metaphor, not an analogy; the brain *is* a computer.
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a brain is a brain & a computer is a computer - different words
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Iove the 'not even wrong' reply b/c..well, its so right in its coupling of humor+insider philosophy
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It sure seems like memories are stored in physical locations...http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/08/researchers-erase-fearful-memories-mice …
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The article is one long argument from incredulity. And "it's not like a computer because it's not."
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craziest claim is brain doesn't process info. Try to catch fly ball with eyes closed, report back.
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The comments under that misconceived essay ably deconstruct it.
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