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0 pointsdoctoboggan21d ago0 comments

Panpsychism is certainly an interesting idea but I wouldn't consider it a popularly held view.

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trick-or-treat21d ago· 3 in thread

That's because Panpsychism is silly.

IsTom21d ago

I don't think it's any more silly than the alternatives.

trick-or-treat21d ago

You don't think it's sillier than "rocks don't have consciousness"?

IsTom21d ago

Potential for consciousness. To have a working mind you need to have a way to gather, process and store information. In case of rocks it would be very empty, static, timeless experience.

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