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Originally Posted by ketzer
Yes, I have seen you post the Tesla quote before. It is a good quote, and probably quite true. What and how of existence is one thing, but the why is something we do not seem to put much scientific thought into, and the qualia of experience is something rather illusive as well. As an aside, I tend to think that all phenomenon are at root 'non-physical', it is only consciousness that draws these distinctions based on how it experiences them.
What struck me about the idea of the article, is that the brain itself is a network of neurons, wired together through the dendrites and synaptic junctions. It is believed that the pattern of firing of those networks of neurons somehow creates the holographic world within the brain in which we live. All the senses can deliver is patterns of neurons firing or not firing, the brain makes up an experience of reality based off of those patterns by feeding that input into its own network of neurons.
I did not get a clear picture of this profs theory from the article either. It sounds like he is still fleshing it out. But the idea that our larger shared reality follows this sort of neural network pattern is intriguing, because if so, then perhaps we are seeing a fractal like pattern built into a consciousness based universe. Each human mind is a neural network, but in turn is part of a larger neural network like structure. If we follow this up through the higher dimensions of string theory, then perhaps those higher dimensions consist of the next higher fractal level, a network of networks of networks (or a multiverse, of multiverses, of universes) and so on up the chain. This would make a great deal of sense based on the accounts I have read about the dimensions of string theory.
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You made me google for "qualia" ... :)
I subscribe to the idea of a fractal structure in the sense of gestalt in gestalt in gestalt, in an universe made of consciousness, consciousness being seen as a dimension too.
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can imagine dreaming that I have a brain that is built of neurons, and in my dream having the same kind of conversation, having no any idea that I am a dream character.
My notion of multiverse relates to the universes created by each point of awareness, at all levels from atom, molecule, cell, mineral, plant, animal, man, and probably others.
In a room, me and my pet, he chasing a bug. At this level each one of us creates their own universe, three universes that aren't identical, "perceived" by each one's senses, that might not be exactly the same five, even more or or less than five.
Our perceptions aren't through senses, but are converted into the set of stimuli for those specialized senses from information we get form a "neural like network" if you want to which all of us are connected. It sounds complicated but it is actually simple once you accept there is no physical universe we somehow perceive.
Each point of awareness can project on a limited range on the consciousness dimension. That is actually the level of evolvement of each such point, man included. As I wrote somewhere, this range depends, at least in our perceivable range on the consciousness dimension, on evolving through instincts, emotions, intellect, intuition, from mineral through plant, animal, to man.
I got carried away. Sorry. If not interested please ignore.
Anyway, interesting to wonder about these, and working on some thought experiments.