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Panpsychism: Conscious Rocks and Socks - Free Thinking Ministries freethinkingministries.com Nov 24, 2023 3 facts
claimAtheists may be attracted to panpsychism as a way to reject the perceived incoherence of materialism while avoiding the necessity of postulating God or souls.
perspectiveThe author argues that Ockham's Razor should not be applied blindly; if independent evidence supports a more complex explanation, such as the existence of God or immaterial souls, that explanation may be preferred despite its complexity.
perspectiveDr. Tim Stratton asserts that substance dualism provides the best explanation for the nature of human existence, defining it as the belief that humans are immaterial souls with material bodies.
Critique of Panpsychism: Philosophical Coherence and Scientific ... thequran.love May 7, 2025 2 facts
claimPanpsychism can be interpreted as a form of property dualism characterized by an infinite proliferation of souls, where every particle is considered to have a soul.
quoteGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz stated: “all things — even mere aggregates — possess mind, if only in their parts,” declaring “we see that there is a world of creatures, of living beings, of animals, of entelechies, of souls in the least part of matter”.
The Convoluted Universe, Book 1 by Dolores Cannon - Goodreads goodreads.com 2 facts
claimThe entity identified as N states that souls choose human life for the experience, emotion, feeling, texture, and vibrancy, which adds complexity and completeness to the soul.
claimA reader defines 'alien' as anything not of this world, noting that this definition would include entities such as angels or souls.
The cross-cultural study of mind and behaviour: a word of caution link.springer.com Apr 8, 2022 1 fact
claimOjalehto and her collaborators argue that the Ngöbe people's beliefs regarding souls in animals or plants do not originate from misguided anthropomorphism, but from an ecocentric viewpoint.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 18, 2017 1 fact
claimGalileo and Descartes placed secondary qualities in the soul rather than denying their existence, which resulted in a radical form of dualism characterized by a sharp metaphysical division between souls (possessing secondary qualities) and bodies (possessing primary qualities).
#285- Dolores Cannon & The Mystery of Past Life Memories - iHeart iheart.com Oct 13, 2025 1 fact
claimSouls carry memories and emotional imprints of past traumas, which can manifest as fears, phobias, or physical ailments in an individual's present life if left unaddressed.