Re: Dualism/Materialism - does mind = brain?
I agree with Benkahuna.
Also, he mentioned differences in way brains process information. This should not be overlooked. Brains have wildly different ways of integrating information at every level, even down to parts of the synapse, when compared to computers, which expand the capability (for want of a better word) of brains way beyond just the sheer number of connections (which, even in an insect, dwarf the best computer out there).
While computers may be a useful model for understanding some aspects of brain function you must realize that's all it is - a model that superficially resembles and predicts some aspects of the brain. In this way the computer model of the brain is not that different form the telephone-switchboard idea of brain function that was popular decades ago.
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