but. enough with this computer stuff. here's the really interesting question: are living creatures deterministic machines? there's so much random noise in the

but. enough with this computer stuff. here's the really interesting question: are living creatures deterministic machines? there's so much random noise in the environment that it is extremely hard to answer. moreover, we know that early development of sensorimotor systems is driven by random noise. we learn to control our bodies by being stimulated by environmental noise, attempting to use our effectors (muscles), observing how that works out, correcting errors and then improving on it. what gives rise to consciousness? i'd argue the randomness from the noise in our environments.