Consciousness is not a physically provable property
arXiv Preprint Archive April 28, 2017 Cathy M Reason
A logical proof shows that computing machines and physical systems cannot be certain whether they possess conscious awareness, implying that human consciousness violates energy conservation. The authors examine how a specific interpretation of quantum mechanics, single mind Q (Barrett 1999), could help detect such a violation. They then apply single mind Q to the problem of free will raised by neurophysiologist Benjamin Libet's experiments.