Human Intelligence is an Illusion

[The__Chameleon]

It's an open question whether we are in fact only biological machines.  How does your new analogy acquit your prior arguments about intelligence.  Are you conceding the point that will has little or nothing to do with intelligence?

I was using the word intelligence in a context synonymous with free will. As for the ability to solve problems, I was never referring to that to begin with. I have since corrected my word choice. When you hear the someone ask Is there intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe? `They are generally referring to the capacity for free agency, not the ability to solve problems. Animals can do that.