Unlock the Mystery of Matter: Is Consciousness Within?

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The discussion centers on the intersection of neuroscience and physics, specifically addressing the limitations of current physics in explaining the nature of matter and consciousness. Participants highlight that while physics describes matter in terms of particles and fields, it fails to address the intrinsic properties of matter independent of external relations. The conversation emphasizes the necessity for experimental testability in discussions about consciousness, categorizing untested theories as philosophical rather than scientific. The thread was ultimately closed due to the reliance on non-peer-reviewed sources.

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This discussion is beneficial for physicists, neuroscientists, philosophers of science, and anyone interested in the scientific exploration of consciousness and the fundamental nature of matter.

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Why the central problem in neuroscience is mirrored in physics.

'Physics tells us that matter is made of particles and fields, which have properties such as mass, charge, and spin. Physics may not yet have discovered all the fundamental properties of matter, but it is getting closer.

Yet there is reason to believe that there must be more to matter than what physics tells us. Broadly speaking, physics tells us what fundamental particles do or how they relate to other things, but nothing about how they are in themselves, independently of other things.'

I ask this after browsing previous threads on PF, from search results on the keyword 'consciousness'.
 
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From the NAUTILUS article

This is not a valid source for discussion here; it's not a textbook or peer-reviewed paper. You can find lots of opinions about matter and consciousness, but without some kind of experimental testability, they're philosophy, not physics, and this is a physics forum.

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