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Response to Nauenberg’s “Critique of Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness”

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Nauenberg’s extended critique of Quantum Enigma rests on fundamental misunderstandings.

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Kuttner, F. Response to Nauenberg’s “Critique of Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness”. Found Phys 38, 188–190 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-007-9195-8

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