Second, "it's just math" doesn't mean literally "it's a branch of algebra". It means "it's a computable function". So it can be relevant to the discussion only if you think that intelligence is somehow non-computable, and therefore that there are non-computable processes going on in our brain. Otherwise it's a perfectly pointless remark.
Not true. Take a second look.
>non-computable
Something like 70-80% of all humans believe in a soul or spirit, and of the remainder, many of them are unsure whether human like intelligence can be produced by computable processes.
So it wouldn’t be surprising that the OP does think there are non-computable processes going on in the brain.
Yes he is, the message he replies to is about intelligence:
>> Intelligence (and probably consciousness) is an emergent feature
> Something like 70-80% of all humans believe in a soul or spirit
Then they should say "I believe intelligence only comes from the soul" or "I believe intelligence is not computable", if that's what they mean. "It's just numbers" as an argument is either incomplete or not entirely honest.
No, I'm not. The comment I replied to is the one that mentioned consciousness.