How Consciousness Shapes the Universe: The Secrets of Consciousness Revealed Part 7 (Daymakers 31)

In part 7 of this 7-part interview with Stephen E. Robbins, the Daymakers pry open a Bergsonism: “The more consciousness is intellectualised, the more is matter spacialised. “Marko asks whether this means that intellection creates space, implying that the more intellect is exercised, the more distance appears between objects. He wonders whether Bergson’s use of the word intellect is equivalent to what Robbins calls an “accelerated energy state.” If we consider the slowing of time in a heightened neurological energy state (see Daymakers 17), would time dilation dilate our sense of space or contract it? If virtual action is the filter of perception, space ought to contract because we can act more quickly. On the other hand, if the universe contracts, we’d lose the time advantage. Makes more sense if this model is asymmetric. As Robbins says, we can’t yet answer this question without research. Emerging from these considerations, Robbins raises the subject of Bergson’s differentiation between intellect and intuition, and how each must serve each other if we hope to produce any breakthrough thinking. Marc asks Robbins: “If Bergson’s ideas became mainstream, how would the world likely change?”

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This interview series is meant to be a companion to Robbins's article Welcome to the Holofield: Rethinking Time & Consciousness, which you can find here: https://thesecularheretic.com/welcome-to-the-holofield-rethinking-time-consciousness-the-hard-problem/

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