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I am particularly grateful for the bibliography
Even though the author suggests skipping the mathematics and reading on if the reader is unfamiliar with the subject i feel suc... Read More
We are in 1989 penrose starts with the hypothesis that consciousness is nonalgorithmic therefore cannot emerge in computers
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Of course this approach has its price namely the mathematical complexity
418this is an exciting thoughtprovoking if controversial
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However if you simply cannot withstand equations among text and are determined to avoid them at all costs perhaps this is not the book for you
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The ultimate message of the book namely the proposition that the process of human thinking is related to quantum mechanical effects of matter did not sound very convincing to me
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Perhaps this is not an accident for the author state facts in the parts dealing with various scientific principals and is speculating at the stage of this proposition
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And because his writing is very clear an indicator of how important he evidently felt these matters were even people not trained in physics will be able to derive much from the discussion although they will not comprehend certain subtleties
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It is quite technical compared to for instance a brief history of time which covers some of the same topics
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The whole thing is edifying because he always pointout that physics is in an unsatisfactory state inconsistent but keeps going with his speculative guesses
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Perhaps his hypothesis is probably wrong for the same reason physics is currently inconsistent classical quantum our machines are not so smart and we dont know how to simulate brains
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Penrose wrestles with what he sees as some of sciences most inadequate or poorly developed although popularly accepted ideas
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