These phenomena and notions do not a priori seem to fit within the framework of a deterministic digital physics based pancomputational universe. This has led to the hypothesis of certain other physicists and philosophers that consciousness may in fact lie at the base of existence.
The philosopher Peter Russell proposes a paradigm shift under the name “The Primacy of Consciousness”, in which information, matter and energy are mere manifestations of consciousness. This leads to a panpsychic or hylozoic perspective on reality.
Leave a Reply