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consciousness Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date October 31, 2023 CategoriesEthicsNeuroscience & MindPhysical SciencesPhysics Tagged , Christof Koch, Closer to Truth, Daniel Dennett, Darwinism, David Chalmers, Donald Hoffman, Erwin Schrödinger, evolution, Evolutionary Game Theory, hard problem of consciousness, numbers, physicalism, physicalists, quantum mechanics, rhubarb, Roger Penrose, Sam Harris, subjective experience, University of California Eccentric Theories of Consciousness Are Tolerated; But Why? Denyse O’Leary October 31, 2023 Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics 5 The strangest imaginable theory, quantum mechanics, has turned out to be the most experimentally reliable. Read More ›
consciousness Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date January 4, 2023 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindScience Tagged , Big Bang, cognitive science, computer, computers, consciousness, Darwinian evolution, David Chalmers, Donald Hoffman, electronics, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Evolutionary Game Theory, mind-body problem, natural selection, physicalists, pixels, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, University of California, voltage Brain Scientist: Consciousness Didn’t Evolve; It Creates Evolution Denyse O’Leary January 4, 2023 Neuroscience & Mind, Science 10 Donald Hoffman says that even the Big Bang must be understood in a universe where consciousness is fundamental. Read More ›
