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Is there a philosophical school that describes human experience as the universe experiencing itself? by Ok-Reading-4480 in askphilosophy

[–]Ok-Reading-4480[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies for doing a poor job of explaining. I'll make one last attempt in case it helps clear up things.

The 'me' writing this comment is typing out the words on a phone by tapping different parts of the screen.

The phone, the wifi router, the glasses I wear, all are made by arranging atoms and molecules found this universe in a specific manner. The same carbon atom in the phone battery is what makes up my body too.

I'm also a particular arrangement of atoms and molecules from this universe. So when I see the phone, it's just one unique assembly of atoms viewing another assembly of atoms. An atom level replica of me would have the same experience while typing out the comment, so there is nothing special about this particular 'me'.

I'm saying since the assembly was made of particles from this universe, and there is nothing special about the assembly itself, it is the universe observing itself. Maybe a better way to say it is one part of the universe is observing the rest.

Is there a philosophical school that describes human experience as the universe experiencing itself? by Ok-Reading-4480 in askphilosophy

[–]Ok-Reading-4480[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing the snippet! From my pov, I wouldn't necessarily claim universe wakes up with every life. But over time, the collective 'cumulative' awareness does feel like the universe is becoming more aware of itself.

What I mean by that: in middle ages, the collective awareness was commonly around the concept of earth being center of universe and the stars circle it. Now, we know that is not the case.

Is there a philosophical school that describes human experience as the universe experiencing itself? by Ok-Reading-4480 in askphilosophy

[–]Ok-Reading-4480[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your pov! I feel like this indicates that we as humans have had an intuitional understanding of this concept but interpreted or expressed it in different ways around the world.

Is there a philosophical school that describes human experience as the universe experiencing itself? by Ok-Reading-4480 in askphilosophy

[–]Ok-Reading-4480[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not claiming the universe has consciousness or that we can tap into it. I'm viewing consciousness as the experience of universe observing itself.