[ExI] Quantum consciousness, quantum mysticism, and transhumanist engineering

Henry Rivera hrivera at alumni.virginia.edu
Thu Mar 9 23:20:00 UTC 2017


> On Mar 9, 2017, at 5:57 PM, Stathis Papaioannou <stathisp at gmail.com> wrote:
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> The point I was making is that the implausible idea that evolution chanced upon the only way to produce consciousness leads to the even more implausible idea that consciousness is independent of brain function.

If it turns out you are incorrect, it might just suggest evolution or at least evolution within some parameters was not chance after all. Everything we think we knew might get turned upside down once we understand consciousness. Or not I concede. 



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