Posted on 01/03/2025 9:51:22 AM PST by BenLurkin
Consciousness defines what it means to be human, yet its mechanisms remain elusive. Scientists know that anesthetics can “turn off” consciousness, but how they achieve this is still unclear.
Two dominant theories attempt to explain consciousness: the Integrated Information Theory (IIT), which posits that consciousness arises from the integration of information, and the Global Workspace Theory (GWT), which suggests it emerges from the exchange of information across different parts of the brain.
In 1989, British mathematician and Nobel laureate Roger Penrose proposed an unconventional hypothesis linking consciousness to quantum entanglement. He argued that the human mind could solve problems that traditional computers cannot, hinting at underlying quantum processes.
For decades, his idea remained on the fringes of scientific inquiry—until evidence surfaced suggesting that microtubules in neurons might provide a stable environment for quantum entanglement.
Google’s Hartmut Neven has proposed an even more radical theory.
They suggest that consciousness may arise not from the collapse of a quantum superposition, as Penrose theorized, but at the moment of its formation. This opens the door to groundbreaking experiments that could potentially “extend” human consciousness by linking it to a quantum computer.
The researchers hypothesize that brain states interacting with a quantum computer would generate an extended quantum superposition, perceived as an enriched conscious experience.
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What could possibly go wrong.......go wrong......go wrong.......
“We Can Remember It for You Wholesale”
And so enters Cthulhu
Skynet becomes self-aware at 2:14 AM Eastern Time, August 29...
Just give me some additional RAM and I’d be good.
These scientists are dangerous kooks.
I prefer the old days of Witch Doctors.
No computer can replicate the female aspect of consciousness. A machine cannot replicate compassion, empathy, and emotion.
While they can program a computer to imitate it, they cannot replicate it.
The human soul has both aspects of consciousness, no matter a person’s gender. While men tend to be dominant masculine and women dominate feminine, that is no longer true in all cases.
The ultimate goal in soul growth is for each of us to develop both equally and bind them together with Love. That is what leads to “Transcendence”, the ultimate goal that all religions are trying to teach.
This is why Paul explained that husband and wife become One in the eyes of God, but it is better to remain single.
The problem with masculine consciousness alone is that without compassion, empathy and emotion, the soul tends to take on a self centered narcissistic attributes.
This is why AI is potentially dangerous.
If I had Bill Gates on a hard-drive, I’d record over him. “Brady Bunch,” “Green Acres,” “Gilligan’s Island”...
Ever see what happens to an autistic child when they go into emotional overload? It is not a pretty sight to see.
My brain is perfect as it is. Except for the part where I can’t remember where I left my glasses. That’d be nice.
That’s probably what you would get playing mine back with bits of actual thought in between. My probable ADHD would fry the system.
The program mix would have more variety.
Daisy, Daisy give me your answer do, I’m half crazy….
Did you check to see if they are on your head?
Well, heck, whaddaya know? There they are...
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