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You may want to read https://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/finite.html https://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/finite.html. Perhaps also https://iep.utm.edu/lp
by knightoffaith 3y ago
You may want to read https://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/finite.html https://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/finite.html.
Perhaps also https://iep.utm.edu/lp-argue/ https://iep.utm.edu/lp-argue/.
The Lucas-Penrose argument is not generally accepted among philosophers. Of course, that doesn't necessarily mean it fails - truth isn't a popularity contest - but it does indicate there are some subtleties at play here; it's not so obvious Emperor of the Mind/Shadows of the Mind succeeds in its argument.
- hnfong 3y agoSpeaking of Scott Aaronson he has more recently (2013) wrote a much longer exposition about consciousness and (quantum) computation, and has a chapter specifically for Penrose: https://www.scottaaronson.com/papers/giqtm3.pdf https://www.scottaaronson.com/papers/giqtm3.pdf
- fieryskiff17 3y ago[dead]