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From: john larkin <JL@gct.com>
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Subject: Re: another hint of quantum consciousness
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:08:53 -0700
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On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 19:36:35 +0200, Jeroen Belleman
<jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

>On 9/14/24 17:13, john larkin wrote:
>> 
>> https://scitechdaily.com/groundbreaking-study-affirms-quantum-basis-for-consciousness-a-paradigm-shift-in-understanding-human-nature/
>> 
>> Interesting way to define consciousness, the thing that goes away when
>> an a general anesthetic is applied. That can be quantified.
>> 
>
>I paraphrase: "Since we don't know how it works, it must be quantum".

Or, more conventionally, "It can't be quantum because QM only works at
liquid helium temperatures."

>That's it then: Quantum-something is merely religion. The god of the
>gaps.
>
>There's a lot of quantum nonsense about. This is just one example.
>

Well, explain how we can name one image out of maybe a million stored
images, in a fraction of a second.

Face and voice recognition are similarly amazing.



>Jeroen Belleman