RE: Can the Universe Exist without consciousness?
August 3, 2011 at 1:48 am
(This post was last modified: August 3, 2011 at 1:51 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Whether or not there is consciousness (you seem to be using this as a replacement for man, or at least some sapient thing) has no prescriptive power or authority over existence. Your quote "what is not proven cannot be said to exist" only applies to ourselves. Because we care about what exists, and what does not. Whether or not we existed to prove the concept of a star, there would still be the star. The gist of your argument is briefly touched upon in "The Grand Design", but it is formulated in a much more delicate manner. The devil is in the details. Perhaps a more proper way of phrasing your statement. "What is not proven, cannot be said to exist by man" would be more appropriate.
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