No doubt there are some who, when confronted with a line of mathematical symbols, however simply presented, can only see the face of a stern parent or teacher who tried to force into them a non-comprehending parrot-like apparent competence--a duty and a duty alone--and no hint of magic or beauty of the subject might be allowed to come through.
Quantum mechanics makes absolutely no sense. - Roger Penrose
Quantum mechanics makes absolutely no sense.
- Roger Penrose
With thought comprising a non-computational element, computers can never do what we human beings can. - Roger Penrose
With thought comprising a non-computational element, computers can never do what we human beings can.
Well I didn't actually see the Matrix but I've seen other movies where with similar sorts of themes. - Roger Penrose
Well I didn't actually see the Matrix but I've seen other movies where with similar sorts of themes.
We have a closed circle of consistency here: the laws of physics produce complex systems, and these complex systems lead to consciousness, which then… - 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…
I would say the universe has a purpose. It's not there just somehow by chance. - Roger Penrose
I would say the universe has a purpose. It's not there just somehow by chance.
our present picture of physical reality, particularly in relation to the nature of time, is due for a grand shake up - Roger Penrose
our present picture of physical reality, particularly in relation to the nature of time, is due for a grand shake up
It is always the case, with mathematics, that a little direct experience of thinking over things on your own can provide a much deeper understanding … - Roger Penrose
It is always the case, with mathematics, that a little direct experience of thinking over things on your own can provide a much deeper understanding …
I imagine that whenever the mind perceives a mathematical idea, it makes contact with Plato's world of mathematical concepts... When mathematicians c… - Roger Penrose
I imagine that whenever the mind perceives a mathematical idea, it makes contact with Plato's world of mathematical concepts... When mathematicians c…
I'm pretty tenacious when it comes to problems. - Roger Penrose
I'm pretty tenacious when it comes to problems.
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