I am more of a pan-multi-polyist than a monist or a dualist, Wolfgang, but in general I would say that consciousness and aware will are attributes of a force which is not contain by material particles or space and in my opinion (what more could it be at this stage?) gives rise to space and particles as a result of exercising a fundamental ability to deploy aware will, rather than existing as some by product of more complex interactions of space and energy.

It is my opinion that space is the result of viewpoints, not the other way around.

But it is also very easy for life force, aware will, consciousness or whatever else you call it to fall into the patterns of space and energy and become identified with it to the point where differentiating from spacetime seems impossible.

I THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM. BUT I THINK IT IS A PROBLEM IN THE DYNAMICS OF THOUGHT, RATHER THAN A PROBLEM IN PHYSICS.

Sorry -- CAPSLOCK key got stuck. My experience is that life can bacvk out of its identification with matter, but matter cannot demonstrate any increase in determinism or activity no matter what you say to it. From that point of view I suppose I think of the two as opposite ends of a very wide spectrum.



Regards,

Amos