Is the Universe Conscious? It's something that I have pondered.
Google the question and let me know what you think.
Thanks
i don't need to google the question. the answer is, i don't know but it seems extremely unlikely, and meanwhile this gives me the opportunity to ask you something related: how come you checked every box on your profile, atheist, agnostic, spiritual, believer and everything in between? how is that even possible?
g
He's suffering an identity crisis...
@Cutiebeauty i think we're suffering his identity crisis.
g
I tend to lean the other way, Is anything conscious?
I do lean toward thinking that consciousness is primary in the universe and that our individual consciousness is an extension of universal consciousness. The concept resonates deeply with me on an intuitive level.
Unless you are willing to consider ESP research there’s really no scientific proof, but it is an intriguing bit of metaphysics. A number of many eminent physicists have proposed the concept in one form or another, and the idea is prominent in Hindu philosophy.
Here’s a link that describes some recent work: