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A bong rip of a theory suggests that all matter possesses some form of mind or consciousness, not just animals — including, as one biologist suggests, the Sun itself.that this out-there concept has existed for thousands of years, and in its more crystallized form has been bubbling around for the last few hundred years." was, as the report explains, coined in the 16th century by Italian philosopher Francesco Patrizi.
Fast forward to the year 2004, when another Italian, the neuroscientist and psychiatrist Giulio Tononi, proposed what he called the "," which suggests that consciousness is, essentially, almost everywhere.
To be fair, there isn't a lick of evidence of support this theory. And Sheldrake is a peculiar character; he does hold a PhD in biochemistry, and he did research at Cambridge University in the 1970s. But since then he's been drawn to a variety of extremely out-there topicsStill, it's a fun idea in a sci-fi type of way. The Sun is a complex system; maybe it harbors mysteries we haven't yet comprehended.
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