suitable to some extent

May be

suitable to some extent

may be

The comparison of the brain to computers is a huge mistake leading to the rise of ideologies to describe brains' mistakes. It provides the idea that if brains are not operating in certain ways, there must be something wrong.

Traditionally, scientists have tried to define the mind as the product of brain activity: The brain is the physical substance, and the mind is the conscious product of those firing neurons, according to the classic argument. But growing evidence shows that the mind goes far beyond the physical workings of your brain.

So in accordance to mu previous answer the comparison fairly fits what i have just described by the mind being the software system and the brain being the hardware gadget.

The human brain is the most chaotic organ in the world, so see if it can be compared to a computer.

I do not think that the comparison is correct ... if the computer was originally made by the human mind! Its just a part him

I don't think so. Considering the circumstance, brain and mind lead us to do any deeds. But computer always does the work to follow the pre-installing software or program.

Human brain and for that matter human beings are so unique and complex that there is no comparison to any machines including computers.

It is much easier and faster for the brain to learn new things. Yet, the computer can do many complex tasks at the same time ("multitasking") that are difficult for the brain. ... The human brain has weighed in at about 3 pounds for about the last 100,000 years. Computers have evolved much faster than the human brain.

We live in a token society, punishment and reward, humans are sentient beings and a computer is not...

The mind is the "individual, and the individual, is the sum of all of its parts, you, the individual mind, uses your brain to store data and information, and utilizes it to seek out ways in which to "trick your body into completing a task".

I have come to posit that everything we experience subjectively/objectively is stored along with an emotional attachment, and that it is this emotional attachment which sets a unique stamp on each and every experience we have.

A computer is not a sentient being, therefore a computer cannot hold emotional states and recall/relive the experiences of the past as a human being does.

At least that's the way I have come to see this

Joseph Crant, a very goodand probably genuine observation.

A neuroscientist recently dismissed the computer notion (rightly I believe), saying the brain functioned more like a gland.

@stanley Wilkin,

Thank you Stanley, about 2016 on LinkedIn we had a discussion concerning AI that lasted for months and my stance was that without a pulse and sentience true AI is not possible.

I truly believe each event that has an emotional impact on us positive or negative is stored as a Neuro-chemical combination because when we remember something we can't even smell it sometimes and sense the essence of the whole affair which gives us visuals in the memory sense

This is a well-presented comparison

How pretty interesting observation and comparasion.👏

Thanks all for good answers and opinions.

The executive function of our brains is where we form our intentions and initiate our actions. It would be a monumental leap, far beyond our current capabilities, for software to re-create these functions. We can write programs to play chess, but programs do not ’know’ that they are playing chess. Software can write a poem about love, but can software love? Probably not.

In my humble opinion, I think nothing can truly compare to the magnificence and suffistication of the human mind and brain. Nothing. Computer hardware and software are pale comparisons.

Abdul Hei

Dear Professor,

Thank you for this interesting question.

I am trying to write an opinion oriented reply here. In my opinion, the human brain and the mind cannot be compared to hardware and software. They are far more intelligent and fast in decision making compared to hardware and software.

If I tell a man, "go and keep my book in the other room.", then that man will understand which room is being talked about and where he has to keep the book. I do not need to specify. But if I tell a robot, the same thing then I need to specify about every possible thing. This is because it is much blunt compared to human brains. So I would say that this comparison is not just.

Best regards,

Anamitra.

Director Anamitra Roy, thanks.

Right in the sense. No two things are exactly similar.

When I first read this thought provoking question asked by Prof Abdul Hei, I thought that it was an interesting comparison, but after reading the responses above, I wanted to know more, so looked it up. There were quite a lot of links, and I looked at: 'On the Analogy Between Mind/Brain and Software/Hardware'

www.massline.org/Philosophy/ScottH/mindsoft.htm

There are a lot of arguments here to sum it up, apart from the fact that I now don't hold with the analogy. But it was a good question that has started a good RG discussion, and one that I personally will enjoy following.

Thank you, Professor.

But a bit of counterpoint to the counterpoint: we do already know many important things about the mind, especially with regard to its higher, conscious aspects. We are not throwing out all we know and starting over. Instead, in accordance with the Marxist theory of knowledge, and the scientific method—which incorporates that epistemology (whether you recognize this or not!)—we are refining and extending what we already know. Usually this happens gradually, a small step at a time. But occasionally these small advances accumulate to the point where a qualitative leap forward is possible.

So far there have been three easily identifiable leaps forward in the scientific conception of the nature of mind. First, and by far the greatest: the fundamental dialectical materialist view of mind discovered by Marx and Engels (and refined by Lenin, Mao and others). Second, the extension of the concept of mind to include the unconscious, the popularization of which is primarily due to Freud. And third, the analogy between mind/brain and software/hardware, which is a natural result of the development of computers. (If you want, you can credit people like Turing and von Neumann for at least setting the stage for this last advance.)

6. However, a great many people have recognized the importance of the computer analogy to the mind/brain. It has been seized upon far and wide. Nevertheless, there have been some serious problems in using this analogy correctly. Partly this is due to a misunderstanding of the distinction between software and hardware even among those who have a great deal of knowledge about computers.

4. With the advent of computers, however, the analogy we have needed to enable us to understand the basic relationship of mind to brain has finally come into being. This is the parallel relationship of software to hardware. Not only is this by far the best analogy available, it is so far the only analogy we have which is deep enough to get to the essence of the relationship. (More than that, I believe it is the best analogy that is possible, for reasons which are implied later.)

Nice question

Thank you very much.

In my Opinion brain and computers not comparable.... Computers might be able to beat human brains every time when it comes to mathematical calculations, quantitative analysis, and game show questions, but that doesn't mean they're smarter overall. Humans are better at analyzing new situations by recalling past experiences and making inferences about a new challenge. Humans are capable of qualitative analysis and emotional intelligence.

Mahammad Khuddush, thanks. No two things are exactly similar. Seeking analogy of brain/ mind and hardware/ software.

My comment concerns the answer of M. Khuddush regarding the comparison of the Human brain to hardware in a computer while the mind to the software.

Your answer is just if we consider the comparison as typical. But in fact, we have to see it as an approaching image.

Each answer is interesting. Each response has the right to be expressed. Thank you all for your questions and answers, dear colleagues!

The comparison between brain and machine seems true. As both are use to understand and solve problem/task presented to us. The same way mind and software can be compared but software has not reached its full potential yet. The human mind is still very powerful.