Hi Blink,

Thanks for the link to make us think.     

Is this what Alan meant when he said the human era is about over?

When I say "I think, therefore I am," what will the I be?

Bets

Hi Blink. For all that I guess we've been hearing that sort of stuff for many years - it's pretty funny to read some of the predictions made back in the 60s, and to see how little progress we've made.

It's not too clear I think either that science has any very meaningful grasp of how the brain works yet  - for example it's unclear whether or not its just an interface to another dimension, but the llatter at this stage seems most likely. So repairs might somehow restore function, but wouldn't necessarily actually support that function.

The other big factor seems to be the nature of mind. Computers do linear logic to a programme very well, but they don't seem to be able to reproduce the right brain or intuitive capability of mind. Never mind the odd capabilities that arise with altered states of consciousness.

Put another way. A computer programme is basically a machine run predictive model (like say maths), not sure how it might perceive true reality directly rather than just input data....