# The Square Root of All Evil by Douglas Hofstadter > "Irrationality is the square root of all evil." > **— Douglas Hofstadter**, *Scientific American / Metamagical Themas (1983)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Scientific American / Metamagical Themas (1983). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Escape Hatch in the Skull|Escape Hatch in the Skull]] - **Article:** [[articles/Science of Digital Consciousness|Science of Digital Consciousness]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Third Possibility|The Third Possibility]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Douglas Hofstadter|Douglas Hofstadter]] - [[wiki/Consciousness|Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Consciousness Indicators|Consciousness Indicators]] - [[wiki/Machine Consciousness|Machine Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Hard Problem of Consciousness|Hard Problem of Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Digital Minds|Digital Minds]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Irrationality is the square root of all evil." — Douglas Hofstadter, Scientific American / Metamagical Themas (1983) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-douglas-hofstadter-square-root-evil ```