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    It is not the case that A simulation of brain activity is not the same as real brain activity and does not produce genuine understanding.

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    • 1.A system of valves and water pipes arranged isomorphically to the neurons of a native Chinese speaker's brain, operated by following a program, would obviously not understand Chinese.
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    • 2.If a functional simulation of a brain does not produce understanding, then simulation of brain activity is not sufficient for understanding.
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    • 3.Water-works systems do not possess understanding regardless of their causal organization.
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