>despite their inability to write decent high level >compilers (like, say, natural language coding), or come >up with a methodology which prevents common software >bugs, they think they can reproduce the functions of the >human brain with a tin can.

Horrible premise to start with. Just because one hasn't achieved perfection in a particular field, he/she should not try to aim high in other related fields?

Who's to say focusing on a broader spectrum won't be of help in regards to the overall picture or help find solutions to challenges that haven't yet been solved.

Little substance is right.