[eli_gottlieb]

>The human brain is a botch job of highly optimizes special-function systems that has developed just enough sophistication to manage basic levels of abstract thought. That's why it takes months of training and practice to teach us how to reliably perform even the simplest mathematical tasks such as multiplication or division.

This is not even a very popular paradigm for neuroscience these days. Look up "predictive processing" for something more recent.

>"I think, therefore I am" is held up as an amazing deep insight that's one of the pinnacles of our philosophical achievement. Future AIs will laugh their virtual asses off.

I already laugh my fleshy ass off at that one.