Universal Intelligence (The nature of a \'Creator\')

by George Jelliss , Crewe, Saturday, September 19, 2009, 18:36 (5330 days ago)

dhw (in the 'Revise this' thread) wrote; "At least we know from the outset that the question of how a universal intelligence got here can't possibly be answered, because if it exists, it's on an entirely different plane from us, and we're simply not equipped to investigate it."-This is just outright mysticism, verging on theosophical higher planes nonsense. This is the god who "works in mysterious ways his wonders to perform". DT wrote something similar recently that I meant to pick up on.-The idea of a universal intelligence, i.e. a mind permeating or coexistent with the universe, and of which our minds are a part or are in some way related to, is a pure fantasy for which there is no scientific evidence. But I see no reason why the existence of such a thing should not be possible of investigation. The only trouble is that it is so vague.-Presumably if a "designer" exists, this is what it would be. But then how does its carry out its designing? Does it think "let there be light" and there is? If it is on a higher plane where it cannot be investigated by us worms, what is the point of such a hypothesis? Can its existence even be proved?

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GPJ