Sinking in the deep waters of Science and Consciousness

A post at Reality Base on Science and Consciousness.

This is a fascinating area with overlaps of neuroscience, cognitive science, biology, physics and philosophy. The topic naturally touches on issues of spiritual endeavor and religion as well. Like Cosmology only inward looking.

Even sticking just to science the issue of reductionism raises it head here too.

Oh Quantum How Strange Thou Art

A post on the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics over at reality base.

If quantum mechanics had not come along then we would all be less justified in thinking the world was a very strange place.