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How meaning emerges from matter

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  • Feb 10, 2023
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Adam Frank
@AdamFrank4
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bigthink.com
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The reductionist view of reality posits that the only phenomena that matter are fundamental particles and their interactions. You are nothing more than an animated pile of carbon at... Show More

The reductionist view of reality posits that the only phenomena that matter are fundamental particles and their interactions. You are nothing more than an animated pile of carbon atoms. Science doesn’t really support this view. For instance, quantum physics has been telling us for a long time that information plays a central role in our understanding of the world. Information is inherently meaningful, which suggests that our Universe is built upon meaning.

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Annaka Harris @annakaharris · Feb 21, 2023
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I love the way @AdamFrank4 thinks. His recent work is related to my own explorations in consciousness studies, and @Sara_Imari, who he quotes in this piece, has influenced my thinking lately as well. This is worth a read:
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