Why Machines Cannot be

Mental processes are abstracted from a subset of the physical universe ; these, in turn, lead to the world of ideas. Although these ideas include quantum logic, no credible way has yet been found that constructs machines which use superimposed possibilities in the style of quantum logic, more general in computing power to machines based on classical logic. Machine theories are based exclusively on classical logic and so-called \quantum computers" are equivalent, computationally, to classical computers. A machine cannot be conscious because it can only respond according to a predetermined program. Viewed as a machine, there is no explanation for the binding of the patterns in the brain. Neither are current machines matched to the rhythms of the universe which would endow them with the capacity to reorganize to the changing environment. This compels us to the view that machine models of the brain based on classical logic are inadequate. Summary This paper considers some limitations of machines in performing \conscious" or \intelligent" tasks. I do not attempt to deene consciousness; rather, I consider a behavioral approach where \consciousness" is associated with reorganization| with respect not only to physical processes but also information signals. The reorganization of the brain connections leads to an inner environment that continually adjusts to the external environment. Is it this style that leads to the astonishing generalization ability of biological organisms? It is evident that this