[manyoso]

Scott is a friend of mine. I've talked with him face to face about this very subject. He disagrees with Penrose, but his objections are far more nuanced and respectful than anything I have seen here. He would be horrified to see Penrose belittled and his arguments not given a fair reading. Penrose is an intellectual hero to Scott and someone to be admired.

[cbennett]

That's good to know. I read his post on his 'debate' with Roger and really enjoyed it. Also of interest may be the discussion between him and Hameroff in the comments section. Meta-comment: It a sad sort of situation when intellectual communities, whether they be HN or another, tend to idolize a set of individuals and demonize others. Thanks @manyosos for your comments in this thread, you really helped elevate the discourse.