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The view here to be argued is the following. It doesn’t matter, when we talk about the incompleteness theorem and its applicability to human thought, whether people are similar to Lieutenant Commander Data of Star Trek fame, with “positronic brains” whirring away in their heads, influenced from time to time by their “emotion chips,” or are on the contrary irreducibly spiritual creatures transcending all mechanisms.

Franzen, Torkel (2010-10-28). Godel's Theorem: An Incomplete Guide to Its Use and Abuse (Kindle Locations 1608-1611). Taylor & Francis - A. Kindle Edition.

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