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Is Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe? (www.scientificamerican.com)

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Interesting article didnt know where it fit best so I wanted to share it here.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not sure if I understood you correctly, but in that case you cannot measure the tree falling and therefore you would not be able to even ask or think of that question.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So that's a point against it existing, but maybe you find the fallen tree later and ask if it was loud when it fell. Most people would agree a tree works the exact same way watched or not, though. There's different justifications why. Some people would say ontological momentum; I'd point to Occam's razor, which can be mathematically derived from Solomonoff calculus, and the laws of physics we have which can fit on a pamphlet and are supposed to apply anywhere at any time.