he believes it is as meaningless to view the universe as composed of parts.' — Jack Cummins
I find the idea of the holographic universe interesting, — Jack Cummins
Do you see that this is not physics, but physicalism? Bohm has no physical description of consciousness, but he wants there to be one.'Bohm believes that consciousness is a more subtle form of matter... — Jack Cummins
Physicalism ought be avoided.
Physicalism is the view that only the description of the world provided by physicists is true.
Physicalism is an all-and-some theory, describing a haunted universe.
It pretends to be part of the body of knowledge called physics, but it is not canon.
It can be spotted by identifying areas of overreach, such as "it is as meaningless to view the universe as composed of parts". — Banno
I can't think of much that doesn't have a physical basis to it. — Tom Storm
Physicalism is the view that only the description of the world provided by physicists is true. — Banno
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I have been reading, 'The Holographic Universe,' by Michael Talbot (1991). In this, the author describes a holographic model arising within the new physics. — Jack Cummins
Check out this discussion. — Wayfarer
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