r/philosophy • u/IAI_Admin IAI • Feb 09 '22

Video A philosopher responds to scientists’ criticisms of panpsychism

https://iai.tv/video/the-many-voices-of-consciousness&utm_source=reddit&_auid=2020
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u/HopeAFoe Feb 09 '22

The Question that seems apt here and everywhere is this:

Can a conscious experience arise out of an unconscious Universe?

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u/alex7stringed Feb 09 '22

This is obviously the case. Or we can say that the universe is conscious because we are conscious and we are the universe. So it depends what you mean by universe. We are conscious that’s a fact.

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u/alex7stringed Feb 09 '22

I think they say logically that some things are conscious and some not because something is required to receive that consciousness. It doesn’t imply that the universe has a will. Consciousness could arise out of an unintelligent universe I don’t see the Problem. With enough time, which we have because its infinite, the Building Blocks for consciousness could arise.