https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panpsychism See also https://www.consciousentities.com/2009/07/dancing-pixies/ The idea that certain *states* are conscious seems wrong to me, for all the reasons listed above. Instead, it should be the case that certain *processes* are conscious. Any process bisimilar to a human should be considered as conscious as a human is. On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 8:43 AM Dan Asimov <dasimov@earthlink.net> wrote:

For the past three or four years I've been seriously considering the question of how far does consciousness extend and — as ridiculous as it may sound, — have concluded that there is nothing in the universe that doesn't possess at least a very, very tiny degree of consciousness.

My main reasoning has been based on continuity and my belief that consciousness could not possibly have suddenly sprung into existence at time t = t_0 after not existing whatsoever for time t < t_0.

This is strange for me to admit to, for I don't possess even the faintest belief in anything supernatural. Especially since my thoughts on the matter suggest that masses like atoms, clouds, stars, and galaxies each possess some sort of unified consciousness.

—Dan

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