Philosophy Now The Mental Universe Debate
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Jun 29, 2014 Grant Bartley and Kieran Quill join other philosophy group members to debate whether the universe is mental according to quantum mechanics. Topics include philosophical idealism, the relationship between numbers, mind, and the physical world, the concept of one plus one equaling two, exploring the deep mind, and questioning the essence of reality.
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Experience As The Primary Ontology
- Kieran Quill presents philosophical idealism: only minds and ideas exist, denying matter as a distinct substance.
- Idealism questions inferring unseen material substances from our experiences and treats experience as primary.
Quantum Mechanics Interpreted As Observations
- Kieran cites physicist Henry Stapp claiming quantum mechanics reduces to observations expressed as numbers.
- Stapp and others argue numbers are mental and therefore physics supports idealism.
Symmetries, Measurements, And The Metaphysical Leap
- Henry's derivation claims quantum mechanics follows from space, time, and symmetries plus measurement yielding numbers.
- That derivation motivates his metaphysical leap: numbers imply a mental universe.