Panpsychism is one of the oldest philosophical theories, and has been ascribed to philosophers like Thales, Parmenides, Plato, Averroes, Spinoza, Leibniz and William James. Panpsychism can also be seen in ancient philosophies such as Stoicism, Taoism, 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] [2] The recent interest in the hard problem of consciousness has revived interest in panpsychism. [1]
As I said, there is not much difference between science and religion at the universal level.
Who knows, an entire universe could be contained in a single earth atom. Our entire universe could be containing in a single atom, somewhere. We don’t know. Infinity is quirky, likely 3 dimensional (or more dimensional that out physics doesn’t understand).
Really, all I’m saying, is that “science” at base is speculation. Pretty good on earth bound physics, mostly, but also primarily subject to disproof. When looking at infite things, like the human brain, it’s all a guess. |
