There's one truth to which all philosophers, scientists & idealists have no choice to agree Gods or not, its only as long as the Sun keeps shining will we retain the ability to defy entropy, no Sun, no life.
Here's probably the one discussion that brings all the various philosophical forms into play, " panpsychism or panprotopsychism its all there, pro & con, interesting that it comes full circle.
en.wikipedia.org
In philosophy, panpsychism is the view that mind or soul (Greek: ????) is a universal feature of all things, and the primordial feature from which all others are derived. The panpsychist sees him or herself as a mind in a world of minds.
Panpsychism is one of the oldest philosophical theories, and can be ascribed to philosophers like Thales, Plato, Spinoza, Leibniz and William James. Panpsychism can also be seen in eastern philosophies such as Vedanta and Mahayana Buddhism. During the 19th century, Panpsychism was the default theory in philosophy of mind, but it saw a decline during the middle years of the 20th century with the rise of logical positivism. [1] The recent interest in the hard problem of consciousness has once again made panpsychism a mainstream theory.
Illustration of the Neoplatonic concept of the World Soul
emanating from The Absolute
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