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| | [AI summary] This article is a collection of discussions and perspectives on the nature of consciousness, focusing on whether it is an emergent property of complex systems. It touches on various viewpoints from different contributors, including philosophical, scientific, and even speculative theories. The discussion includes references to the role of quantum mechanics, the relationship between consciousness and the physical world, and the challenges in defining and measuring consciousness. The article also mentions the work of researchers like Sandro Sozzo and others who explore the intersection of consciousness and quantum theory. Additionally, it highlights the importance of interdisciplinary approaches in understanding consciousness, and the ongoing debat...
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| | Your "zombie", in the philosophical usage of the term, is putatively a being that is exactly like you in every respect-identical behavior, identical...
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| | Listen to a physicist talk about quantum mechanics, and you'll hear the word "observable". Observables are, intuitively enough, things that can be observed. They're properties that, in principle, one could measure in an experiment, like the position of a particle or its momentum. They're the kinds of things linked by uncertainty principles, where the better...
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| As I have mentioned before a theory in theoretical physics can be described as a list of quantum fields and the ways in which they interact. It turns out this is all you need to start drawing Feynman Diagrams. Feynman Diagrams are tools physicists use to calculate the probability of things happening: radioactive particles decaying,...