Revolutionary theories in science require scientists to depart from the accepted point of view. Consciousness science is no exception. The millennia-old mystery of the nature of consciousness may need an outsider's approach.
Looking at another quality of consciousness is our difficulty regulating our thoughts and emotions. The more we try to control what we think, the more unsuccessful it becomes, to the point that emotions can cause mental and bodily problems. During meditation, you watch your thoughts pass by or temporarily orient your focus through an active process. The difficulty arises because emotions represent energy, the fundamental force of motivation. This insight may remind you of the photon, the particle of material interaction. Emotions are analog to photons. Photons make an electron faster or slower. Likewise, emotions make you feel more or less energized.
You probably remember learning about the electron in secondary school. It is indivisible, constant (never changes no matter what you do to it), and cannot be destroyed. Likewise, the most fundamental qualities of the mind are unity, indivisibility (we always have a unified perception), and constancy from birth to death. So electrons (and their nuclei) build matter in space, which you can hold, but the mind exists in time, which you cannot control.
The fermionic mind hypothesis recognizes the mind as the smallest unit of intellect and an organic and necessary part of the physical world. Our bodily and mental needs, even hunger or thirst, spur interaction with our environment. An intelligent response to a stimulus depends on the intuition of the physical laws, such as gravity. Thus, the brain operates by physical principles. The energetic nature of emotions shows their role in intelligence, morality, and mental health.
The fermionic mind hypothesis is a paradigm shift in consciousness science; watch my video. How do you explain consciousness? on YouTube.
Actually you CAN destroy an electron- no doubt you've heard of antimatter, right?
ReplyDeleteJess Tauber
Thank you for making that point. Although electrons can be destroyed, as you mentioned, fundamental particles, such as electrons, can only be created and destroyed if the interaction respects the fundamental conservation laws and symmetries of nature.
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