Re: Antonio Damacio

From: Wolf Kirchmeir (wwolfkir_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 10/28/04 

Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 08:31:27 -0400

James Landle wrote:

[...] the
> first problem being how the neurons produces consciousness (which
> Penrose touches). Anyone? Thanks.
>
> James

I've looked into Penrose, too, and IMO his speculations are less
plausible than Damasio's, mostly because Damasio confesses ignorance.

IMO, neurons don't produce consciousness. Asdking the question that way
is a category or hierarchy error. The same error would show in asking
how transistors can compute. They can't and don't. It's the system of
which transistors form a part that computes.

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