We would have kicked robots ass

"Ummm....Yes they can. A gigaHz is a billion operations a second. Can you do a billion operations in one second? Yeah I didn't think so. You obviously have no idea what you're talking about. "

No, I believe it is you who doesn't. Let's do a little searching, according to Arthur Toga, who holds a PH.D., and wrote the Encarta article for it, the human brain has the capacity of processing 100 trillion (with a t, and you thought billion was special) instructions per second, that far surpasses the measly billion operations per second that a modern computer can handle.

"Again you are wrong. An entire library can fit on a measly CD. A human might be able to fit that much in his brain but he couldn't recall it on a dime like a computer could. Your arguments are nonsense. "

Well, I guess we could take your word, except it is overly simplistic. You are comparing two things that can't be compared, the human brain is in fact a library itself, and the volumous amount of information you store is proof of it. The ability to recall something on a dime isn't that special if you know how it works, you clearly don't.

The processing speed of the brain is significantly slowed because of the incredibly small amount of space it is utilizing to solve said problem. Think about it, do you know how many hundreds of complex operations your brain is running right now, and you don't even know about it (subconciously). Notice you are breathing, or perhaps you are sweating, ever wonder what made you sweat? Those are just the easiest examples, it is also running hundreds of other "programs" and operations and constantly receiving information from billions of nerves. It is also constantly being bombarded by your senses, you might not think they are important, but whether or not you pay attention to them they are still operating at the same capacity. Just one of your eyes is sending ten one-million point images, your ear drums are passing on sound in real time at higher-than-cd quality. If any computer was tasked with these monumental operations, not to mention having to fix all the minute problems that arise and to react, it would crash.

The computer gets the edge in computation because it is built specifically for that. You might respond, but I game on my computer, or type, well, if you know how computers work, that is all based on computation as well. Deep Blue, the computer that faced the world chess champion, used all of it's 3 million instructions per second power, to best him (though ultimately lose 2-1). The Chess champion by comparison, being perhaps the best in his field with a brain very finely tuned to chess, at the higher end, used 1/30th of his brains potential to beat Deep Blue.

"Then why in the hell do we even use computers. It's because they are faster they can hold more memory etc. Think about it. If we were as fast thinkers as computers and could remember just as much WHY WOULD WE EVEN USE THEM? Ask any computer science professor and he'll tell you, We use computers because they are faster, more reliable, and more accurate. If they weren't we wouldn't use them to begin with. '

No, they don't hold more memory. Let me see, now, if I was to take my old computer, and try to install a program that takes up say 560 mb, I wouldn't be able to. You see, my computer is out of memory. The Human Brain cannot run out of memory, there has never been an example of someone's brain being too full (there is metaphor, but that is not substantial). The Brain holds vastly more information at one time than any computer currently operating will at any time, and it's recall considering this vast information is astounding. For instance, we currently calculate that the synapses that connect nuerons in our brain (or, our memory) each can hold 1 MB of information. Sound hefty? No, until you realize we have 100 trillion (again, with a t) of these. So we can estimate the brain can hold up to 100 million megabytes of information.

And yes, they can process simple equations (which is how they work btw) faster than a human can, and are usually more accurate, since they operate on equations, which for the terms of this discussion are always correct. You are making a grossly simplistic argument at best. Just because they are faster doesn't mean they are smarter, for instance, they lack all many problem-solving skills we have, or the ability to learn (at least at the level humans can), not to mention the myriad of things the human brain is capable of that a computer is not. Have you ever stopped and wondered at what kind of computing power it takes to just look at your computer screen. You are aware you aren't actually seeing the screen, you are seeing what your brain is receiving, which is an incredibly complex thing. I'll draw on a source (albeit an incredibly shaky one) for this

"For instance, multiplying two large numbers can be accomplished in a fraction of a second with a typical calculator or desktop computer, while the average human may require a pen-and-paper approach to keep track of each stage of the calculation over a period of five or more seconds. Yet, while the human brain is calculating a math problem in an attentive state, it is subconsciously processing data from millions of nerve cells that handle the visual input of the paper and surrounding area, the aural input from both ears, and the sensory input of millions of cells throughout the body. The brain is regulating the heartbeat, monitoring oxygen levels, hunger and thirst requirements, breathing patterns and hundreds of other essential factors throughout the body. It is simultaneously comparing data from the eyes and the sensory cells in the arms and hands to keep track of the position of the pen and paper as the calculation is being performed. It quickly traverses a vast, interconnected network of cells for relevant information on how to solve the problem it is presented, what symbols to write and what their functions are, as it graphs their shape and communicates to the hand how to make accurate and controlled strokes to draw recognizable shapes and numbers onto a page."