?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+quantum+method+to+test+the+existence+of+consciousness&rft.creator=Gao%2C+Mr+Shan&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Mind&rft.description=As+we+know%2C+%22Who+can+be+said+to+be+a+conscious+being%3F%22+is+one+of+the+hard+problems+in+present+science%2C+and+no+method+has+been+found+to+strictly+differentiate+the+conscious+being+from+the+being+without+consciousness+or+usual+matter.+In+this+short+paper%2C+we+present+a+strict+physical+method+based+on+revised+quantum+dynamics+to+test+the+existence+of+consciousness%2C+and+the+principle+is+to+use+the+distinguishability+of+nonorthogonal+single+states.+We+demonstrate+that+although+the+dynamical+collapse+time+can%E2%80%99t+be+measured+by+a+physical+measuring+device%2C+a+conscious+being+can+perceive+it+under+the+assumed+QSC+condition%2C+thus+can+distinguish+the+nonorthogonal+single+states+in+the+framework+of+revised+quantum+dynamics+This+in+principle+provides+a+quantum+method+to+differentiate+man+and+machine%2C+or+to+test+the+existence+of+consciousness.+We+further+discuss+the+rationality+of+the+assumed+QSC+condition%2C+and+denote+that+some+experimental+evidences+have+indicated+that+our+human+being+can+satisfy+the+condition.+This+not+only+provides+some+confirmation+of+our+method%2C+but+also+indicates+that+the+method+is+a+practical+proposal%2C+which+can+be+implemented+in+the+near+future+experiments.+&rft.publisher=The+Noetic+Press&rft.contributor=Amoroso%2C+Dr.+Richard+L.&rft.date=2002-07&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2550%2F1%2Fqtec.PDF&rft.identifier=++Gao%2C+Mr+Shan++(2002)+A+quantum+method+to+test+the+existence+of+consciousness.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2550%2F