Yes: because a brain is a computer
The biological assumption: the brain is a machine that can think. Its neurobiological processes are similar to or identical with the information processes of a computer.

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Note: more specific versions for the biological assumption argument are represented in Map 3 and Map 5.

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Artificial Intelligence »Artificial Intelligence
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Can computers think? [1] »Can computers think? [1]
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Yes: because a brain is a computer
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The operation of the brain is computable »The operation of the brain is computable
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Nothing is intrinsically a digital computer »Nothing is intrinsically a digital computer
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Yes: connectionist networks can think [5a] »Yes: connectionist networks can think [5a]
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The Chinese Room Argument [4] »The Chinese Room Argument [4]
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The Biological Assumption »The Biological Assumption
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