A Physical Argument Against Physicalism

Take a look at this interesting article by Robin Retalick that makes the philosophical argument against physicalism:

[embed]Reality? Consciousness? As the Age of Physicalism ends, the true Age of Enlightenment begins An entry in the Berggruen Institute 2025 Essay Competition with the theme of Consciousness — (the subject of the…medium.com

My response:

The best argument against physicalism is not philosophical but physical. The information loss paradox of evaporating black holes discovered by Stephen Hawking is that physical argument. The only resolution of this paradox is the holographic principle of quantum gravity, which essentially tells us that the physical world we perceive is a holographic virtual reality that is being displayed on an observer’s holographic screen. See:

[embed]The Information Loss Paradox of Evaporating Black Holes, the Holographic Principle, and the Nature… In ordinary quantum theory, we have the idea that the objects we perceive in the world, like elementary particles…medium.com

or for a less technical discussion see

[embed]Is the Moon Still There Even if I’m Not Looking at It? The person is a very small thing. Actually it is a composite, it cannot be said to exist by itself. Unperceived it is…medium.com

or

[embed]If a Tree Falls in the Forest and No One is There to Hear it, Does it Make a Noise? This is a short excerpt from the longer essay The Impersonal Nature of Existence:medium.com

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