A Panpsychist Hypothesis (General)

by David Turell , Monday, June 30, 2014, 15:32 (3798 days ago) @ dhw


> dhw: An impressive answer, until one considers the fact that Higgs himself, like Hawking and many others in this highly specialized field, is an atheist. Are these people such fools that they don't understand the implications of their own studies? As a layman I can't argue with you or with them, but the different conclusions make it clear that you all use science to bolster theories that are based on pure speculation. At least, though, you do have the grace to acknowledge periodically that it all comes down to faith.-Yes, they have faith in pure chance, and I have faith in a guiding intelligence. Scientism's ego is very powerful. I point to Paul Davies and Simon conway Morris as the exceptions. 
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> dhw: I might just as well ask why his energy was or became conscious. You demand answers to questions you know are unanswerable, but you do not accept that the same questions can be asked about your own hypothesis. This is the basis of agnosticism. We know NONE of the answers.-Of course we don't. This is where the leap to faith occurs, obvoiusly accepting the best answer.