You can talk about the classes of algorithms the brain uses to solve difficult problems
But we do know some things about computation, so we can apply those insights to the brain
You can.
But it is a snake oil, it doesn't give you any actual insight on how brain really works.
To be able to model something with computer doesn't mean it is like a computer.
But at the same time such thinking can really confuse unprepared mind that brain is really modeled by nature as some sort of sophisticated turing machine.
At the same time, pretending that brains don't obey the laws of computation has its own implications, which can confuse unprepared minds into thinking:
1) That brains are something supernatural, instead of physical information processing systems that can be analyzed and understood as such.
2) That digital turing-complete computers are limited and can't possibly do the kinds of complex processing that biological computers can do
Which is also misleading
A brain is not a Turing machine, but a Turing machine can be a brain. Biological brains are just a subset in the space of all possible computers
But I don't think either of us is confused, so this is just a conversation about the semantics, which I'm not very interested in
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You can.
But it is a snake oil, it doesn't give you any actual insight on how brain really works.
To be able to model something with computer doesn't mean it is like a computer.
But at the same time such thinking can really confuse unprepared mind that brain is really modeled by nature as some sort of sophisticated turing machine.
This is misleading.
At the same time, pretending that brains don't obey the laws of computation has its own implications, which can confuse unprepared minds into thinking:
1) That brains are something supernatural, instead of physical information processing systems that can be analyzed and understood as such.
2) That digital turing-complete computers are limited and can't possibly do the kinds of complex processing that biological computers can do
Which is also misleading
A brain is not a Turing machine, but a Turing machine can be a brain. Biological brains are just a subset in the space of all possible computers
But I don't think either of us is confused, so this is just a conversation about the semantics, which I'm not very interested in
At this point I regret I wasted my time explaining what's wrong with your reasoning :)
Peace!