Submitted by FrogsEverywhere t3_zgfou6 in Futurology
morderkaine t1_izi36un wrote
Reply to comment by 4354574 in The technological singularity is happening (oc/opinion) by FrogsEverywhere
What proof do you have that it isn’t? The brain is all there is that thinks and makes us who we are and let’s us control our bodies. With the lack of anything else, consciousness can only be from there.
4354574 t1_izr0px7 wrote
No proof, just so much experience with psychic phenomena that it's mundane - except it can only be explained by a nonlocal mind. Or I'm really crazy.
So, crazy it is, eh?
Also, paranormal research meta-studies show a slight positive affect, indicating something interesting is going on. You won't find that on Wikipedia, though: the tiny cadre of editors that act as the gatekeepers of anything to do with the paranormal are hardcore skeptics who quickly delete any evidence from studies that others try to add.
Also, the only theory of mind that has any empirical evidence can be interpreted as allowing for a nonlocal consciousness.
Roger Penrose is probably the most brilliant person alive and he says that we need a new type of physics to explain consciousness.
"I don't believe in any religion I've seen, so in that sense I'm an
atheist. However, [...] there is something going on that might resonate with a religious perspective".
- Penrose
Basically, the kind of dismissiveness with which the subject of consciousness is often treated and the assumption that it's local are both unwarranted.
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