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Martin68

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10. The farther down you break it, the farther you get from consciousness. This is pure woo.
Fri Mar 21, 2025, 05:31 PM
Mar 2025

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Link to the "Big Think" site. erronis Mar 2025 #1
Seems Faux pas Mar 2025 #2
Disappointing. 10 minutes of words, few facts, no explanation of the "all-pervading force" idea. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #3
Annaka is freaking awesome stoned Mar 2025 #4
It's so interesting because this is the premise set out Mike 03 Mar 2025 #5
It's a good explanation. Enlightening! Thanks Easterncedar Mar 2025 #16
Ummm, this has nothing to do with science. New Age woo. Martin68 Mar 2025 #6
Doesn't science start with questions and hypothesis? Uncle Joe Mar 2025 #7
Science starts with science. Not intuitions and feelings. It forms hypotheses based on observed phenomena. This Martin68 Mar 2025 #8
and in turn atoms are composed of sub-atomic particles Uncle Joe Mar 2025 #9
The farther down you break it, the farther you get from consciousness. This is pure woo. Martin68 Mar 2025 #10
Do the leaves on some plants turn toward sunlight? Uncle Joe Mar 2025 #11
Just a note: biochemistry can explain phototropism. Jim__ Mar 2025 #13
That's a clear "no." It is a chemical reaction within chloroplasts. No consciousness is needed, just as we breathe Martin68 Mar 2025 #14
Doesn't the brain operate by chemical reactions? Uncle Joe Mar 2025 #15
Yup. The key point is that consciousness rises out of complexity. Individual atoms are not conscious. Individual neurons Martin68 Mar 2025 #17
Panpsychism? Jim__ Mar 2025 #12
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