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Intelligence cannot be present without understanding. No computer has any awareness of what it does.

Intelligence cannot be present without understanding. No computer has any awareness of what it does.

Roger Penrose
Understanding, Doe, Computer

It is always the case, with mathematics, that a little direct experience of thinking over things on your own can provide a much deeper understanding than merely reading about them.

Roger Penrose
Reading, Thinking, Understanding
Roger Penrose (2016). “The Road To Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe”, p.20, Random House

Understanding is, after all, what science is all about — and science is a great deal more than mindless computation.

Roger Penrose
Understanding, Mindless, Deals
Roger Penrose (1994). “Shadows of the Mind: A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness”, p.7, Oxford University Press, USA

Well, gauge theory is very fundamental to our understanding of physical forces these days. But they are also dependent on a mathematical idea, which has been around for longer than gauge theory has.

Roger Penrose
Ideas, Understanding, Gauges
"Secrets of the Old One". Interview with Frank Ling, grokscience.wordpress.com.

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