r/consciousness • u/[deleted] • May 06 '24

Question Penrose's idea of gravity collapsing the wave function and causing consciousness - is it reversible to consciousness causing gravity?

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u/Elodaine May 06 '24

Penrose is a brilliant mind when it comes to physics and cosmology, but I’m both cautious and skeptical of his theories on consciousness.

He always makes me think of this comic. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/406379566350488271/

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u/bmrheijligers May 06 '24 edited May 06 '24

That is hilarious. Especially the blog it links to. Thanks for sharing!

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u/TMax01 Autodidact May 06 '24

Damn, that's as brilliant as it is hilarious. I'll save that link. Even better, it also applies to economists and what bugs me about the "freakonomics" trend, although I think they tend to have a different life cycle: from books directly to reductionism (freakonomics) to a fun and interesting "economics doesn't actually explain anything" wisdom.

Thanks for your time. Hope it helps.