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From: pnp@ihnp1.UUCP (Peter Prokopowicz)
Newsgroups: net.philosophy
Subject: Re: Mind as Turing Machine: a proof *and* a disproof!
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Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 09:43:13 EST
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Even if it is presumed that the brain has a finite memory capacity, that one
fact does not make it appropriate to compare it to a finite state machine,
or Turing machine, for that matter.  That's like comparing apples and dogs,
or trying to decide if the workings of our kidneys best be described by a
context free or regular grammar.