Logic Beat Feeling?

[Robert Jasiek <jasiek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

During a commentary at the EGC in Romania Saijo 8p claimed 
that computers can never understand go because there be
too many variations and shortcuts by means of intuition be
inconceivable. After that I had a short discussion with
him about professional and computer thinking.
  Saijo wondered why Westerners do always ask for reasons
instead of simply applying feelings. I replied this be
essential for programming and inquired about his thinking.
But he could just state he have no analytical mind and
absolutely cannot tell reasoning where there is intuition,
he be barely a professional go player. And I, of course,
was merely a go programmer:)
  Now which approach will beat which when it comes to
programming: logic or pseudo-intuition? Or to be a little
more provocative: Have Asian professionals any chance to 
create programs of professional level?

-- 
robert jasiek
http://www.snafu.de/~jasiek/