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Interesting theory, it's hard for me to see conscienceness as an element though... AuntPatsy May 2015 #1
Not an element, but elemental (like gravity, e.g.) mcranor May 2015 #2
I'm thinking about how and or why though perhaps the why would not apply AuntPatsy May 2015 #6
perhaps it is around us with the brain accessing it as a computer accesses the internet roguevalley May 2015 #8
IMO this image is a big clue as to what's going on with conciousness... tridim May 2015 #3
Huge clue, striking similarities, interesting AuntPatsy May 2015 #4
Indeed. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #9
how delightfully Scholastic! MisterP May 2015 #5
"Perceptronium"? How about imperceptronium? xocet May 2015 #7
Also known as Life force PuraVidaDreamin May 2015 #10
Quantum Dharma Fairgo May 2015 #11
Roger Penrose was writing about this 25 years ago. SoLeftIAmRight May 2015 #12
Hve you read anything by/about David Bohm? Binkie The Clown May 2015 #13
Tipler also comes to mind. bvf May 2015 #21
Are you referring to Orchestrated Objective Reduction? Jim__ May 2015 #14
So... many... mistakes... DetlefK May 2015 #15
Yep, I just can't see any reason to go down that rabbit hole. hunter May 2015 #16
And if we follow your argument... DetlefK May 2015 #17
Please, please bvf May 2015 #20
Tegmark views the paper as an investigation into the physical properties that conscious systems ... Jim__ May 2015 #18
The riddle of the ice and the water is fairly easy: DetlefK May 2015 #19
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