Question of the Week #909: Relativity and Synchronized Consciousness

Conscious Experience and Synchronization

The discussion centers on the idea that conscious experiences among individuals can be synchronized, despite theoretical implications of time dilation presented in physics. The speaker references the film 'Interstellar' to illustrate a scenario where time behaves differently due to proximity to a black hole, suggesting that a character could age significantly less than those on Earth. This echoes the philosophical discussions by Henri Bergson, who argued for the unity of time based on synchronized consciousness, providing insight into why our internal experiences might feel aligned despite relative motion. The conclusion drawn is that there is a compelling rationale to believe in the synchronization of conscious experiences based on their inherent presentness.