On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 6:01 PM, Russell Standish <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 12:10:23PM +1300, LizR wrote: > > On 18 January 2014 11:34, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It doesn't mean anything. There are microtubles in all cells. So why > > > don't I think with my penis...oh...never mind. :-) > > > > > > > Teehee. You're not the messiah, you're a very naught boy! > > > > I thought Tegmark showed that the Penrose theory is unlikely (by some > > ridiculously large factor) because the brain isn't supercooled and > isolated > > from influences that may cause decoherence within about 10^-25 seconds... > > > > Exactly. Quantum superposition within microtubules seems an unlikely > source of computational power within the brain. Quantum randomness is > more likely to occur due to thermal fluctuations across the synaptic > gap, and I quite agree with Edgar that it is an essential part of the > only sensible conception of free will (the ability to act irrationality). > > Russell, What are your thoughts regarding compatibilism<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compatibilism>? Do you consider it a cop-out? Jason > Not that Edgar is the first to say it, nor would I claim that title > for myself :). > > Cheers > > -- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) > Principal, High Performance Coders > Visiting Professor of Mathematics [email protected] > University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
