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In reply to the discussion: Quantum Physicists and their take on Consciousness [View all]Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)63. “A path is made by walking on it.”
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening
― Zhuangzi
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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