Beyond Energy, Matter, Time And Space - New York Times

There are materialists, and then there are materialists. The latter push the envelope, maintaining an open mind without their brains splattering all over the road like a possum. Poor little possum. For them the noumenal isn't spirits, crystals, and the 5th Dimension but the ultimate key to the universe: mathemtics. Riffing on this theme, Tam Hunt wonders "Could Consciousness Come Down To The Way Things Vibrate? From the cosmic microwave background to your murderous Ford F-150, I still can't get over that possum, everything's resonates together and our concept of "self" may arise from that cosmic tune without a necessity for the paranormal. That underlying oneness, as experienced by psychonauts and meditators, illustrates the key to existence but not everyone appreciates the revelation. Being a white, cis-male living in the capitalist, near-utopia of western civilization, John Horgan begs "Don't Make Me One With Everything!" Why? He finds it to be creepy. Why? Maybe watching Being John Malkovich will drive his point home. (CS)

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from THE ANOMALIST https://nyti.ms/2OT09mx