Re:Is the Universe Conscious?
by everdev on Monday October 23, 2017 @03:20PM
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"In principle, some purely physical systems that are not biological or organic may also be conscious.”
The article is talking less about "does the Universe contain consciousness?" but more about "can non-biological things have consciousness?"
The author quotes a scientist who thinks stars that emit jets in a single direction might be doing so consciously. If that's the case, then the scientist raises the question if other non-biological things in the universe might be conscious.
It sounds like no one is taking this idea seriously, but some guy wants to test it just to rule it out.
The article is talking less about "does the Universe contain consciousness?" but more about "can non-biological things have consciousness?"
The author quotes a scientist who thinks stars that emit jets in a single direction might be doing so consciously. If that's the case, then the scientist raises the question if other non-biological things in the universe might be conscious.
It sounds like no one is taking this idea seriously, but some guy wants to test it just to rule it out.