This is really more a philosophical subject which really are looked down upon on HN as HN tends to trend towards science. To the extent that it attracts a porti

This is really more a philosophical subject which really are looked down upon on HN as HN tends to trend towards science. To the extent that it attracts a portion of it's readers that see no value in philosophical pursuits. The reality is at some point though we all take philosophical leaps, some are more aware of that fact, some intentionally deny it and yet others are comfortable with the fact that every day we rely on philosophical reasoning. The following is a good read about the concept of Physicalism often confused with a materialist view http://www.serendipity.li/dmt/physicalism.htm http://www.serendipity.li/dmt/physicalism.htm (for the record, I don't advocate for psychedelics, but good points are made in this article about our assumptions based on the tangible, I also don't personally agree with every conclusion drawn in the article but it suffices as an example of my point, that there very well may be stuff beyond the human experience and the testable) That being said, I personally feel that the possibility that their is extra dimensional consciousness beyond what we are currently able to experience on a day to day basis given that we are constrained to 3 and 1/2 dimensions, and have no way to even conceptualize the extra dimensions that are theorized to exist. Now in saying that, just because I hold out the possibility that such could exists does not mean that I subscribe to ghosts and seances or ingest hallucinogens in blind faith that it is opening up the ability to perceive additional dimensions, but I do feel that one cuts out a lot of possibility when they take to rigid of a Physicalism type view. The more we learn about reality the less real it becomes. It's fascinating to ponder, but the problem with pondering is everyone has convictions one way or another yet no one has proof, so there is never a resolution, so I tend to take the view that it is something best discussed among a group of peers that are interested in pondering the currently unresolvable. There are just too many opinions one way or another on a forum such as HN for the subject matter.