"We have a closed circle of consistency here:……" — Roger Penrose
"We have a closed circle of consistency here: the laws of physics produce complex systems, and these complex systems lead to consciousness, which then produces mathematics, which can then encode in a succinct and inspiring way the very underlying laws of physics that gave rise to it."
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32 Quotes by Roger Penrose
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Some years ago, I wrote a book called the Emperor's New Mind and that book was describing a point of…
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Ambition, idly vain; revenge and malice swell her train.
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It may well be there is something else going on in the brain that we don't have an inkling of…
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Consciousness ... is the phenomenon whereby the universe's very existence is made known.
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No doubt there are some who, when confronted with a line of mathematical symbols, however simply presented, can only see…
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The basic theory in twistor theory is not to add extra dimensions.
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Well, gauge theory is very fundamental to our understanding of physical forces these days. But they are also dependent on…
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Well I didn't actually see the Matrix but I've seen other movies where with similar sorts of themes.
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Understanding is, after all, what science is all about — and science is a great deal more than mindless computation.
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My little circle of friends know how twisted my brain is. I'm constantly reading and people always think, 'Ah, we…
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You know when I feel inwardly beautiful? When I am with my girlfriends and we are having a 'goddess circle'.
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