Kaj_Sotala comments on Open Thread: February 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 01 February 2010 01:35:17PM *  3 points [-]

How does "operate solely on" regard distributed cognition arguments, like "creative thought is created via interaction with the remaining human culture" and "we constantly offload cognitive processes (such as memory) to external substrates (like computers and books)"?

Also, the "highest" human mental functions operate via a number of lower-level processes. Does "solely on human neurons" include e.g. possible quantum phenomena on a low level?

Comment author: Morendil 01 February 2010 03:51:47PM *  0 points [-]

Good points (whether or not they're why the question is "sneaky").