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Of course humans can think like computers. We're all just deterministic beings on this planet. Only difference is humans have a starting point of being socially conditioned to think contrary because we want to feel special but we're similar to shooting stars across the night sky by the act of external forces.

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I would upvote you for that comment but I couldn't figure out where 'you' ended, and the external forces on your actions began, and it feels wrong to give the upvote to you if you don't think you actually came up with the comment.

Everyone is the product of the past generations. So I don't care if you think "I" didn't come up with the comment.

But, that isn't what I said.

I said, "it feels wrong to give the upvote to you if you don't think you actually came up with the comment."

Yah, my reply was tailored to what you wrote and how I think about what you wrote.

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