Of course no judge can merely mimic a predecessor.
Or was he merely mimicking the sound of Mora's voice?
Snotlings don't really think for themselves, they merely mimic the actions of Orcs and Goblins around them.
However, Tomorrow has gradually replaced cutouts with his own drawings, which merely mimic the clip art look.
Instinct was nice to have, but instinct often merely mimicked mental illness in its rampant paranoia.
As for the fixation with so-called baby vegetables, Sette merely mimics scores of other restaurants.
There is controversy about whether parrots are capable of using language, or merely mimic what they hear.
Agriculture, some experts say, is merely mimicking the larger economy.
Thus, merely mimicking the functioning a brain would in itself be an admission of ignorance regarding intelligence and the nature of the mind.
It would be a mistake to underrate these expert craftsmen, to think of them as merely mimicking - dare I say?