I'm relatively unsympathetic to the author. I'm not a mechanical device, but my arm is a lever. Period. I'm not a steam engine, but thermodynamics applies. Ve

I'm relatively unsympathetic to the author. I'm not a mechanical device, but my arm is a lever. Period. I'm not a steam engine, but thermodynamics applies. Very much so. My impressions from reading this last time is that the author misunderstands the kinds of models that physics produces, their power and generality. So: yes,the brain is not just a computer, but it can be fruitfully modeled as one. (In the same way it is not an engine, but is can be modelled as one: it consumes fuel, performs work, etc.) AND THESE MODELS CAN MAKE AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE BRAIN WHEN USED CORRECTLY.