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by uh_uh 116 days ago
I'd say we are confused about both the lowest (quantum) and highest level (consciousness) phenomena of the known Universe. Quite humbling.
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We have a theory whose plain reading matches experiment at all scales.

Consciousness is something else. It is tempting for humans to pair mysteries up, pyramids and aliens, or whatever. But there isn't any factual basis for linking the experience of self-awareness with quantum mechanics.

Is there a factual reason we know digital minds couldn't be conscious? Where quantum effects have been isolated from the operations of mental activity. That seems like a premature constraint to assume.

I wasn't trying to link the two. Just pointed out that there seems to be a lot of unknowns on the map.