The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics (Oxford Landmark Science) cover
The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics (Oxford Landmark Science)
by Penguin Penguin India
ISBN: 0143446193
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shimfish · 2023-06-13 · Original thread
Roger Penrose wrote about this decades ago, arguing that computers cannot contain consciousness and neither can anything in currently understood physics.

https://www.amazon.com/Emperors-New-Mind-Concerning-Computer...

elorant · 2016-11-23 · Original thread
I first came upon the consciousness as reality theme when I read “The self-aware universe” [0] by Goswami which introduces the idea of monistic idealism. Penrose also contemplates with the idea in the “Emperor’s New Mind” [1]. I highly recommend both books to anyone interested in exploring alternate theories.

[0]: https://www.amazon.com/Self-Aware-Universe-Consciousness-Cre... [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Emperors-New-Mind-Concerning-Computer...