The "Nail" in the Theory of Everything: Deconstructing Penrose's Materialist Impasse
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) July 5, 2026 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21209537 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Consciousness Intersection aeronautics Materialism Anthropocentrism Qualia Sentience Property philosophy Point geometry Posthumanism Epistemology Hacker State computer science Closeness Cognitive science Biological organism Interpretation philosophy Field mathematics Artificial life |
| Key points | Argues that reality is an iterative computational process and consciousness is a point of resonance within an external information field, not an emergent biological property. |
Abstract
This essay explores the intersection of consciousness, artificial intelligence, and the nature of reality. By synthesizing the "simulation hypothesis" with phenomenological and neurophysiological insights, it argues that current models of consciousness—both biological and artificial—are limited by an anthropocentric bias. We propose that reality is an iterative computational process, and consciousness is not an emergent biological property but a point of resonance within an external information field. The work mentions the name of Roger Penrose, noting the closeness of his research to understanding reality as a simulation, but he does not have the courage to state this directly. For more information about Simulation Theory, read "Theory of Universal Spatial Singularity"