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Quotes from The Emperor's New Mind — Roger Penrose

born 1931 England

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Children are not afraid to pose basic questions that may embarrass us, as adults, to ask.

The Emperor's New Mind (1989)

Children sometimes see things clearly that are obscured in later life.

The Emperor's New Mind (1989)

It seems to me that we must make a distinction between what is "objective" and what is "measurable" in discussing the question of physical reality, according to quantum mechanics.

The Emperor's New Mind (1989)

It is hard to see how one could begin to develop a quantum-theoretical description of brain action when one might well have to regard the brain as "observing itself" all the time!

The Emperor's New Mind (1989)

I have been arguing that such 'God-given' mathematical ideas should have some kind of timeless existence, independent of our earthly selves.

The Emperor's New Mind (1989)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Roger Penrose (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.