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Article 2304 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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>From: max@hilbert.cyprs.rain.com (Max Webb)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.philosophy
Subject: Re: Searle's response to silicon brain?
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Date: 19 Dec 91 22:22:24 GMT
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In article <40825@dime.cs.umass.edu> yodaiken@chelm.cs.umass.edu (victor yodaiken) writes:
>What is it with the hatred of science expressed by so many of you AI types?
>There is no evidence to suggest that silicon digital neuron simulators can
>mimic real neurons or that mind is no more than than the product of

Read Koch & Segev, for a start. The simple fact is that real neurons
are being simulated now, generating identical waveforms, and behavior. Some
models mimic lesion behavior. Today. Your assertion is flat wrong, and
as for hatred of science, love of science would be associated with
a willingness to read the relevant literature.

	Max


