[Haskell-cafe] Re: Wikipedia on first-class object

[Bulat Ziganshin]

Hello Peter,

Saturday, December 29, 2007, 11:12:44 PM, you wrote:

> But since it seems that plants use some kind of quantum coherence just to do
> photosynthesis (see
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis#Quantum_mechanical_effects),
> would not be surprised that our human brain also uses some clever (quantum?)
> tricks to achieve what it does, tricks which might not be simulated by a
> regular computer, no matter how fast it runs.

why it can't be simulated in computers? these effects are described in
mathematics languages using formulas which can be executed on computer

moreover, quantum effects are not dedicated to plants and animals.
they can be used in computers like any other physical effects

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 Bulat                            mailto:Bulat.Ziganshin at gmail.com