Re: Quantum spookiness in the brain?

On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 03:00:03 -0700 (PDT),
Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Apr 8, 11:36 pm, Vend <ven...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 8 Apr, 20:59, dkomo <dkomo...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

These authors say nay:

Is the Brain a Quantum Computer?

"We argue that computation via quantum mechanical processes is
irrelevant to explaining how brains produce thought, contrary to the
ongoing speculations of many theorists."

Doesn't seem to be anything new.

It's two fingers to Professor Sir Roger Penrose, who believes that
consciousness and/or soul are quantum mechanical.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penrose#Physics_and_consciousness

When I hear the word "consciousness" I metaphorically reach for my
earplugs. It isn't going to be good. Usually it's about Why Humans
And Animals Are Utterly Different. Sometimes it's And Don't Talk To
Me About Robots. Sometimes it's Why Your Soul Is Immortal.

When I hear the word "quantum" attached to anything but to physics, I reach
for my earplugs. It's rapidly becoming the most abused word in the English
language.


The parallel to Professor Penrose that just popped into my mind -
maybe someone else's suggestion that I "consciously" don't remember
receiving - is Alfred Russel Wallace. Brilliant scientist, tries to
reconcile his own scientific work with spirituality, goes mad but most
people are too polite to say so.

I'm afraid that's my view of it, too.

--
Aaron Clausen mightymartianca@xxxxxxxxx

fnor

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