According to this view, all matter has a form of consciousness, even if it is rudimentary.
This implies that the universe, in its entirety, could possess a form of awareness.
However, traditional Western philosophy often separates the mind and matter, positing that thoughts are confined to individual consciousness.
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René Descartes famously declared, "Cogito, ergo sum" ("I think, therefore I am"), highlighting the self-contained nature of human consciousness.
From this perspective, it is challenging to reconcile how the cosmos, a seemingly inert expanse, could be aware of individual thoughts.
Science provides a different angle, rooted in empirical evidence and observable phenomena.
It is seen as an emergent property of biological systems rather than a pervasive characteristic of the cosmos.
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