Consciousness Is Fundamental

When materialism claims that algorithmic physical reality is all that exists and that consciousness is epiphenomenal, it not only does humanity a bad service, but it is actually wrong! It is crucial that reliable and competent scientists raise their voices to counter such erroneous notions. Already, an increasing number of researchers are beginning to wonder about the many overlooked 'anomalies' that reveal deep cracks in what has seemed unassailable principles for so long. Through these anomalies leaks the light of a reality quite different from the one envisaged by materialist physics.

In the model I propose, as I have already anticipated, consciousness, free will, and Life exist from the very beginning as constitutive properties of the holistic Whole (One) that also contains other properties that allowed the evolution of the inanimate universe. According to this model, the inanimate universe did not come first but derives from a deeper quantum reality inhabited by seities with consciousness and free will that communicate meaning with each other. That process has gradually created a symbolic reality that contains live and classical information. This symbolic reality is a 'physical' correlate of the ever-increasing self-knowing of the seities that has given existence to stars, planets, and living organisms when it is perceived through the quantum-classical information system we call the human body.

I am convinced that, as soon as we realize that quantum physics does not describe outer but inner reality, it will cease to be absurd!

I truly hope that science can cure the misunderstandings of science, and that those who have become trapped in materialism can revise their beliefs. I also hope that the many non-experts who adhered to classical thought, trusting qualified scientists, will carefully consider this new vision that, unlike the classical one, restores the meaning and purpose that materialism has boldly erased from our universe.

Federico Faggin is an Italian-American physicist, engineer, and entrepreneur best known for leading the design of the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004, at Intel in 1971. Before that, he created silicon-gate technology (SGT) at Fairchild Semiconductor, a key innovation that made modern integrated circuits and microprocessors possible. Faggin later co-founded Zilog, where he led the design of the Z80 microprocessor, and went on to co-found Synaptics, pioneering the development of touchpads and touchscreens. A recipient of numerous awards, including the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, he now heads the Federico and Elvia Faggin Foundation, dedicated to the scientific study of consciousness.

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