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Computers That Try to Imitate the Brain
Computers perform a wide range of functions that make our lives easier. Our
brains, which direct all our bodies’ activities, possess a system far superior to
that of any computer, and possess superior features that cannot be imitated.
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Thanks to this complex design, the brain stores at least 10 bits (data trans-
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mission units) and forwards or calculates 10 signals a second. The brain’s da-
ta storage capacity can be compared to the equivalent of a library containing
25 million volumes, which would occupy an approximately 800-kilometer
(500-mile) long bookshelf. 1
Computer engineers sought to imitate this extraordinary structure in the
brain by building nerve networks, but eventually concluded that in a great
many respects the brain can never be imitated by machines. The brain’s design,
one of the most perfect systems created in our bodies, is just one example of
our Lord’s creative artistry and the superior nature of His knowledge.

Storage Device Information capacity (words)
One typed page 300
3.5” double-density compact disk
(CD) 40 to 200 million
20-million-volume library 2 trillion
Brain—25 million volumes of in- 2.5 trillion
formation
Comparison of various systems’ memory in terms of word count
(One word = 5 bytes = 40 bits)

1- D. Meredith, Metamagical Themes, Basic Books, N.Y., 1985.; [Dr. Don B. DeYoung, Dr. Richard Bliss,
"Thinking About The Brain", Impact, no. 200, Feb. 1990; http://www.icr.org/pubs/imp/imp-200.htm]