MAPPING THE WHOLE IN EVERYONE AN ESSAY ON: NON-EXISTENCE AS THE ENGINE AND AXIS OF EXISTENCE.

It is argued that an effective way to view consciousness is as a "superposition" of existence and nonexistence, producing an indivisible experience of "nonlocal being", plus who and what we perceive ourselves to be (local observers). This relationship between an observerbased localization and the no...

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Publicado en:Cosmos & History Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 15 - 34
Autores principales: Andrews, Sperry, Salka, Steven
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Ashton & Rafferty 2014
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Sumario:It is argued that an effective way to view consciousness is as a "superposition" of existence and nonexistence, producing an indivisible experience of "nonlocal being", plus who and what we perceive ourselves to be (local observers). This relationship between an observerbased localization and the nonlocal whole is examined. Using ideas from general relativity and quantum mechanics (QM), we suggest how a space-time continuum (GR)-including QM probability and uncertainty, as properties of consciousness-may have arisen as dynamic complementarities. Opportunities to contemplate the origins of existence are investigated, and corresponding experimental studies are suggested.