Panpsychism (Evolution)

by romansh , Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 03:30 (4146 days ago) @ David Turell


> > Rom. Does Eben Alexander have nutty ideas?
> Eben alexandr is a highly respected neurosurgeon who had a complex NDE and wrote a book about it. I suggest you investigate a little. -Yes and Daniel Dennett is a highly respected philosopher. But you did not answer my question David.-> > rom: I would argue fundamentally without energy exchange there is to all intents and purposes nothing.
> I have no idea what you are proposing. A non-functioning cortex does not exchange energy. It can't. Yet is remembers the NDE.
Information is stored in a book as well. A switched off computer remembers information too after being switched off.
> > rom: Not even consciousness. As a scientist, this is a fundamental precept to existence never mind consciousness.
> Is there a misprint here?
I don't think so. Scientists (and doctors) can only study objects after energy has been exchanged between the object and the subject.