As you say, the way string theory requires all these extra dimensions and this comes from certain consistency requirements about how string should behave and so on. Roger Penrose behaveconsistencydimension Change image and share on social
Some years ago, I wrote a book called the Emperor's New Mind and that book was describing a point of view I had about consciousness and why it was not something that comes about from complicated calculations. Roger Penrose agobookcalculation share on social
Well I didn't actually see the Matrix but I've seen other movies where with similar sorts of themes. Roger Penrose havematrixmovie Change image and share on social
So what I'm saying is why don't we think about changing Schrodinger's equation at some level when masses become too big at the level that you might have to worry about Einstein's general relativity. Roger Penrose bigchangeeinstein Change image and share on social
As for morality, well that's all tied up with the question of consciousness. Roger Penrose consciousnessmoralityquestion Change image and share on social
But I think it is a serious issue to wonder about the other platonic absolutes of say beauty and morality. Roger Penrose absolutebeautyissue Change image and share on social
And these little things may not seem like much but after a while they take you off on a direction where you may be a long way off from what other people have been thinking about. Roger Penrose directionlongpeople Change image and share on social
Well, I don't know if I can comment on Kant or Hegel because I'm no real philosopher in the sense of knowing what these people have said in any detail so let me not comment on that too much. Roger Penrose commentdetailhegel Change image and share on social
In the book, I make the point that here we have string theory and here we have twistor theory and we don't know if either one of them is the right approach to nature. Roger Penrose approachbookmake Change image and share on social
