Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, CA 94952, USA.
Explore (NY). 2013 Jul-Aug;9(4):211-8. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2013.04.004.
Contemporary science is based on the claim that all reality is material or physical. There is no reality but material reality. Consciousness is a by-product of the physical activity of the brain. Matter is unconscious. Evolution is purposeless. This view is now undergoing a credibility crunch. The biggest problem of all for materialism is the existence of consciousness. Panpsychism provides a way forward. So does the recognition that minds are not confined to brains.
当代科学基于这样一种主张,即所有的现实都是物质的或物理的。除了物质现实,没有其他现实。意识是大脑物质活动的副产品。物质是无意识的。进化是无目的的。这种观点现在正面临着可信度危机。唯物主义面临的最大问题是意识的存在。泛心论提供了一种前进的方式。认识到思维不限于大脑也是如此。