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From: minsky@media.mit.edu (Marvin Minsky)
Subject: Re: Review of Shadows of the Mind
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In article <3l2l6n$84h@fang.dsto.gov.au> dhoward@mrd.dsto.gov.au (David Howard) writes:
>Lawson English (english@primenet.com) wrote:
>
>: In fact, the _mathematics_ developed in quantum mechanics and in
>: gravity is quite useful to study large-scale neocortical interactions.
>: This is largely due to work in the late 70's by mathematical
physicists..

>Good point.  The fact that the mathematical analysis makes use of the
>same equations does not constitute evidence of a physical relationship
>between QM and consciousness in the way the "Quantum Mystics" would have it.

Surely it is worse than that.  May I ask what equations are you using
for "large-scale neocortical interactions"?  Surely no one at this
time has even a remotely plausible such set.  The brain architecture
involves all sorts of mechanisms related to brain waves, to say
nothing about all the other dimly understood aspects.


