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Yes, this is what is silly. That is not to say it's impossible that we, uniquely, possess the consciousness gene. Possession by demons is technically possible,
by pencilguin 4y ago
Yes, this is what is silly.
That is not to say it's impossible that we, uniquely, possess the consciousness gene. Possession by demons is technically possible, too, and equally silly.
- gary_0 4y agoIt's also silly because if it's a gene, then it's just using conventional chemistry to produce an effect. Plants have genes to make chloroplasts that use quantum effects[0] to efficiently do photosynthesis, but nobody is arguing the mechanism is some sort of special woo-woo science. And you can use the same tricks in a machine[1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis#Efficiency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis#Efficiency [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_photosynthesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_photosynthesis
- dekhn 4y agoUh, yeah, when photosynthesis was first shown to exploit quantum it was called special woo-woo science. But it just exploits coherence, which is the one thing that seemed within reach of enzymes.