You're just _asserting_ that "the brain is not a machine" . if not a structured lump of matter that does stuff, then else could the brain be? and the rest of y

You're just _asserting_ that "the brain is not a machine" . if not a structured lump of matter that does stuff, then else could the brain be? and the rest of your paragraph is about artificial vs natural, which isn't even relevant, even if it could be clearly defined. Asserting "Proof by assertion is fallacious argument" is a fallacious argument.