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Erik Hoel on Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science

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The Paradoxical Nature of Reality and Science in Neuroscience

Reality and science are likely to have paradoxical holes, just like mathematics. The existence of undecidable physical properties and the incompleteness of games like Magic the Gathering suggest this. The neuroscience of consciousness, which involves self-reference, may also lead to paradoxes. It would be surprising if a complex system like reality didn't have such paradoxical elements.

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