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Many human behaviors described algorithmically

Humans have many behaviors in common with computer programs—eg stimulus-response reactions, doing arithmetic, planning itineraries etc. These behaviors can be described algorithmically with recursive functions. Hence it's likely humans are automata.

Raymond J. Nelson, 1989.

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