Penrose's OR theory remains the only concrete scientific proposal for consciousness
JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-11-13
Stuart Hameroff restates Roger Penrose's position: the measurement problem and consciousness both require new physics, and Penrose's Objective Reduction explains both—remaining the only specific scientific proposal for consciousness put forth to date. A touchstone for debates on whether machines can ever be conscious.
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