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If consciousness is a quantum phenomenon it has coherence scales orders of magnitude beyond what we can achieve in labs at ~1 Kelvin. That is, it's pretty unlik
by TTPrograms 11y ago
If consciousness is a quantum phenomenon it has coherence scales orders of magnitude beyond what we can achieve in labs at ~1 Kelvin. That is, it's pretty unlikely that quantum effects are having macro scale effects on the brain.
- mathgenius 11y agoYes, this is certainly the prevailing opinion among practicing physicists. I would like to point out though, that this is a comparison between a few years of tinkering in the lab with billions of years of evolution.
- TTPrograms 11y agoThat's a good point. We should probably not trust this "lab tinkering" because it's so new - nature already figured everything out already. I'll go back to hunting and gathering now...