The keyword to look up is "panpsychism" - it was discussed a few times in the past year: >Is Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe? https://www.sci

The keyword to look up is "panpsychism" - it was discussed a few times in the past year: >Is Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-consciousness-part-of-the-fabric-of-the-universe1/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-consciousness-... >Scientific American on a philosophical grift: panpsychism https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2023/10/01/scientific-american-on-panpsychism/ https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2023/10/01/scientific-america... >Is the Universe conscious? A panpsychism Q&A with philosopher Philip Goff https://bigthink.com/13-8/panpsychism-universe-purpose-philosopher-philip-goff/ https://bigthink.com/13-8/panpsychism-universe-purpose-philo...