Sounds profound until you get into actually defining what a computer <i>is</i>. Re the computational theory of mind:<p>&quot;A “computational theory of the mind” is along the same lines as having “a computational theory of the weather”, in which the earth is seen as a computer and the weather what it computes. It’s a metaphor that gives the illusion of understanding, without telling us whether tomorrow will rain or not — akin to using élan vital to “explain” life or scansoriality to “explain” propensity to climbing.&quot;<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;researchblogs.cs.bham.ac.uk&#x2F;thelablunch&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;what-things-compute&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;researchblogs.cs.bham.ac.uk&#x2F;thelablunch&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;what-...</a>