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In reply to the discussion: Quantum Physicists and their take on Consciousness [View all]edhopper
(33,570 posts)38. Half those quotes
have nothing to do with consciousness. They are taking out of context.
There is a great deal in QM about the results of the observer on what is happening. this is not about what the observer thinks it is about his actions on the phenomena. It has to do with the way particles behave. It would still happen if the observation was automated, without a living soul around.You should now this since you studied physics.
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Michael Crichton was a genius at making complex ideas easier to understand.
closeupready
Dec 2015
#34
Quantum Conundrum: "Some Aspects of the Universe are Beyond the Reach of Mathematics"
Octafish
Dec 2015
#6
How is that any less of an evolutionary leap than our ability to see color in detail?
kcr
Dec 2015
#87
Individual neurons are not conscious, but the 100 billion in concert make a human brain conscious.nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2015
#46
To me it's like the rancher who's super religious as he's knee deep in blood.
Spitfire of ATJ
Dec 2015
#41
There's a long tradition of people making fun of things they don't understand.
DisgustipatedinCA
Dec 2015
#16
And there is a long tradition of elevating things we don't understand to the level of mysticism.
randome
Dec 2015
#48
Some still live in the atomic age. Their brains cannot wrap around the information age.
Rex
Dec 2015
#27
It goes against their need to order everything. Categorize, quantify and qualify everything.
Rex
Dec 2015
#88
The great majority of scientists in related fields would not support the opinion
cpwm17
Dec 2015
#36
I think that consciousness is an emergent property. I do not think that some other consciousness is
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2015
#45
Once upon a time, Chuang Tzu dreamed that he was a butterfly, flying about enjoying itself.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2015
#60