The Importance of Consciousness

Philip Gough: If there were nothing more to reality than the purely objective quantitative facts at physical science postulates, I don't think there would be subjective qualitative experience. He says we're at a funny period of history where our official worldview is incompatible with the thing which is most evident and gives life, meaning and value. "Panpsychism has the potential to radically change our relationship with the environment and the natural world for the better," he says.