Beyond Zero and One (Andrew Smart) / quote 138 of 171

What if there is no such thing as computation?

This metaphysical assumption—that human thought is based on objective computational rules—determines much of the methodology used in research on human psychology and artificial thought. But what if this assumption is wrong? What if there is no such thing as a computation?

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