A Classification of the Relationship Between Physics and Consciousness
The most fundamental issues in Science and Philosophy concern the nature, meaning, and relationship between:
- Physics: external objective physical reality of the cosmos
- Consciousness: internal subjective experience of consciousness
Although these may appear to be distinct and even as opposite as possible, they’re deeply intertwined in the fundamental nature of reality itself.
For example, in the role of the observer in Quantum Mechanics (QM) and mathematical implications of the theory that may involve Everettian multiverses. Following this line of thought, if there is a role for the conscious observer in QM, and QM is a fundamental pillar in physical law that describes the universe, then what role did consciousness play in the creation of the universe? Indeed, we are bathed in the faint afterglow of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation of of the creation of the universe. Could that consciousness be “God”?
We’ve experienced breathtaking advances in the physical Sciences in the past few decades and the pace has only been accelerating. All of this progress occurred “only” considering the objective physical world and completely ignored the role of the subjective inner experience of a conscious observer and the conscious observer itself. However, we’re approaching…
