How did humans create explicit, algorithmically driven machines when our brains don't work in this way?

Answer 1

Not having an algorithmically designed brain doesn't preclude thinking about algorithms, why should it? The evolved brain does think about how things work, why nature behaves as it does, how to create ways to control it, etc. because that turns out to be a very effective survival mechanism.

Answer 2

Actually, our brains do tend to work like this. We just are vastly more complicated. Add an enormous set of streaming input from our senses, combine it with our set of past experiences, throw in some genetic hard-wiring, some hormonal reactions, and voila, human brain.

That's not to say that there's no place for the soul or irrational actions in this, but our minds are actually incredibly algorithmic at their fundamental level. That's why quality therapy is so effective. You're effectively teaching the brain new patterns of logic to follow.

Answer 3

My guess is that humans built machines to address specific problems or accomplish specific tasks, not to mimic the human brain.

Despite our chaotic brains, human beings were bound to discover the fact that 2+2=4. Having observed that & other realted empirical facts, humans found ways to address needs and wants by creating machines.

Answer 4

in fact our brains do work that way

remember its nothing but atoms up there, theres no magic forces or anything inside our brains