X-Message-Number: 13717 Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 10:19:42 -0400 From: Thomas Donaldson <> Subject: CryoNet #13707 - #13713 To Yvan Bozzonetti: Basically you have a major underestimate of what would really be required to make a computer simulate even one neuron... much less an entire human brain. Without that ability, we can play around in a kids' sandbox but never really cope with transferring a human being into a "computer" (of some kind). I will add that I do believe that such simulations will someday become possible. I just don't believe they are nearly so easy as lots of computer people seem to think. Most of my message discussed the various problems involved in doing such a simulation. Best and long long life to all, Thomas Donaldson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=13717