[ExI] Strong AI Hypothesis: logically flawed?

[William Flynn Wallace]

> How many cells must die, for me to die?
>
> ​Whatever number it takes to make up most of your forebrain.​


​Shades of Korzybski and Hayakawa and general semantics:  the map is not
the territory.  It could be argued that all copies are flawed in some way.
(Pratchett fans will see a parallel in the dwarf's holy hammer.)

It used to be thought that neurons were never replaced and now that idea
has gone out the window.  But do all neurons get replaced?  Dunno.  But
perhaps the deterioration of them and partial replacement​ account for many
memory errors over the years (though confabulation probably accounts for
most).  bill w
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