Difference between revisions of "The mind is quantum in nature"

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Proponents of this theory claim that the mind cannot be reduced to simple computational processes. This is often used as the basis of some sort of some sort of claim that human thought has some transcendent qualities.  
Proponents of this theory claim that the mind cannot be reduced to simple computational processes. This is often used as the basis of some sort of claim that human thought has some transcendent qualities.  


The main problem with this theory is that the quantum entanglement of particles needed to perform any meaningful computation is extremely difficult to perform even in laboratory conditions. In addition, most biological effects are statistical processes involving statistical properties of many thousands of particles which increases the difficulty of entangling the system in any meaningful way.
The main problem with this theory is that the quantum entanglement of particles needed to perform any meaningful computation is extremely difficult to perform even in laboratory conditions. In addition, most biological effects are statistical processes involving statistical properties of many thousands of particles which increases the difficulty of entangling the system in any meaningful way.
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|Counterclaim=The mind is digital in nature. The mind is analog in nature.
|Counterclaim=The mind is digital in nature. The mind is analog in nature.
|DependentOn1=Evidence of quantum entangling in the brain.
|DependentOn1=Evidence of quantum entangling in the brain.
|Dependency of=Spiritual claims of quantum mind-body dualism.
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Latest revision as of 04:49, 27 January 2022

Proponents of this theory claim that the mind cannot be reduced to simple computational processes. This is often used as the basis of some sort of claim that human thought has some transcendent qualities.

The main problem with this theory is that the quantum entanglement of particles needed to perform any meaningful computation is extremely difficult to perform even in laboratory conditions. In addition, most biological effects are statistical processes involving statistical properties of many thousands of particles which increases the difficulty of entangling the system in any meaningful way.

Claim
Statement of the claim The mind is quantum in nature.
Level of certainty Likely false
Nature Scientific
Counterclaim The mind is digital in nature. The mind is analog in nature.
Dependent on

Evidence of quantum entangling in the brain.

Dependency of