Penrose’s theory (quantum sources of consciousness) does get mentioned occasionally, but not really engaged with, as it’s not really relevant to the aspects that get debated often.
I’m completely fine with ignoring/not talking about the theory (and stuff you don’t know in general). It’s the occasional mockery I have a problem with (I would have less of a problem with it if it were very clearly & obviously false, e.g. like four humors theory in medicine).
What predictions does the theory make? Most discussion of consciousness around here seeks to dissolve the question, not to debate the mechanics of an un-measured subjective phenomenon.
I’m completely fine with ignoring/not talking about the theory (and stuff you don’t know in general). It’s the occasional mockery I have a problem with (I would have less of a problem with it if it were very clearly & obviously false, e.g. like four humors theory in medicine).
Here is a table collecting some of the predictions from Hameroff 1998 makes (Appendix B). Some of these have apparently been falsified, so I was perhaps mistaken about the theory not being clearly false (although I would be willing to bet that most mockers didn’t know about Hameroff 1998 or any response – or at best Tegmark 1999.
I also think deconfusion here is a better approach.