Undergrad Could the universe really be conscious?

[BadgerBadger92]

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Some people think the universe be conscious. Is this a valid theory?

https://time.com/6208174/maybe-the-...itorial&utm_term=ideas_books&linkId=178670105

I was reading on Time today that some scientists believe the universe is conscious and is built like a brain. Is this a valid theory or something not valid?

 

[sophiecentaur]

Summary: Some people think the universe be conscious. Is this a valid theory?

https://time.com/6208174/maybe-the-...itorial&utm_term=ideas_books&linkId=178670105

I was reading on Time today that some scientists believe the universe is conscious and is built like a brain. Is this a valid theory or something not valid?

I doubt that you will get much joy out of that question on PF. That idea has no evidence to support it so it's only speculation and is not part of PF's brief.

Quote some actual evidence and you may get a better response. I read, in that reference of yours, the words "too big to think" and that says it all. One massive objection that I would have about claiming parallels between brains and the universe would be that a brain works by communication between the cells. The passage of signals within the brain takes a fraction of a second; that's a minute proportion of the age of the brain. Otoh, any network carrying signals around the universe has a delay that corresponds to the sort of time that the universe has taken to be formed. That makes it a bit of a non-starter, I think.

 

[BadgerBadger92]

I thought it was bull too. I just wanted to see what you think. Didn’t make much sense to me

 

[berkeman]

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[PeterDonis]

I was reading on Time today

Not a valid source.

I thought it was bull too.

Not a valid reason for posting a thread.

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