Evolution in schools; legal trap (Introduction)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 19:52 (4547 days ago) @ xeno6696

I just described the ENIAC. Remember however, a user is still required to determine the meaning of input/output, and to verify the machine's validity. It wasn't until the 1950s where adding machines started taking the title "computer" away from humans.
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> So in conclusion... a computer is no less complex than the human mind, because a computer (at present) can do nothing at all without a mind to interpret and evaluate results. A computer doesn't act in a vacuum. And a computer only outsources functions we already do in our own heads... meaning that a light switch, where a human mind maps "ooh" to "on," and "awww" to "off" is the simplest computer possible. Which is the same thing as a one-bead abacus.-Ok, then we are on the same page, as long as you are accounting for the human mind in the simpler single circuit versions then we can agree. I actually read an article on ENIAC not too long back. It was the inspiration for Spacewars!, one of the first video games ;)

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.