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    Thread: Can the Universe Exist without consciousness?
Post: RE: Can the Universe Exist without consciousness?
Thank you, glad to be here. Quote:A question: Why does it matter that there is nobody to prove the cosmos exists if there is nobody in the first place? That is exactly my point. Without anyone in...
 PlatinumDoodles Philosophy 42 21594 August 3, 2011 at 3:27 am
    Thread: Can the Universe Exist without consciousness?
Post: RE: Can the Universe Exist without consciousness?
Nope, just enjoying the conversation. I just love talking about this stuff.
 PlatinumDoodles Philosophy 42 21594 August 3, 2011 at 3:04 am
    Thread: Can the Universe Exist without consciousness?
Post: RE: Can the Universe Exist without consciousness?
I am an atheist through and through, so please do not take what I'm about to say the wrong way, I'm simply about to play devil's advocate. If you say that something can exist without the need to prov...
 PlatinumDoodles Philosophy 42 21594 August 3, 2011 at 2:36 am
    Thread: Can the Universe Exist without consciousness?
Post: RE: Can the Universe Exist without consciousness?
Quote:1 .If consciousness is an emergent phenomenon then it has to emerge from something else, if it emerged from the universe then by way of causality the universe necessarily existed first - If the ...
 PlatinumDoodles Philosophy 42 21594 August 3, 2011 at 2:25 am
    Thread: Can the Universe Exist without consciousness?
Post: RE: Can the Universe Exist without consciousness?
I didn't mean man, per se, just any form of consciousness. I'm not trying to defend this, just want to hear other thoughts on the matter. I want to say that if there were no consciousness at all the...
 PlatinumDoodles Philosophy 42 21594 August 3, 2011 at 2:01 am
    Thread: Can the Universe Exist without consciousness?
Post: Can the Universe Exist without consciousness?
This is sort of like the "If a tree falls in the forest" argument, but I would like to add something to it. The reason the tree does in fact make a sound is because it is part of a universe in which ...
 PlatinumDoodles Philosophy 42 21594 August 3, 2011 at 1:38 am