Argument From Continuity In The Nervous System

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Argument seven which is “Argument from Continuity in the Nervous System” compares a machine to a Homo Sapiens nervous system. A human nervous system consists of neurons that transmits information through electrical impulses. The nervous system is not a discrete state machine, but a tiny error can cause a huge difference in the information being sent out by the neurons just like how it works in a machine. Turing compares a discrete-state machine like a digital computer to a differential analyzer stating that a computer cannot predict what answers will a differential analyzer could give to a problem. Whereas, a human brain can make such predictions. A computer will give the exact answer, but it lacks the ability to think. God has given humans