So when I talk about a snowflake melting or subatomic particles coming together – basically that fundamental connection in which qualia helps matter endure – and I say there’s a sense of belonging, well, even though we don’t want to call it consciousness (because we just don’t know) we actually ought to call it consciousness.
Do planets sense the pull of black holes? Maybe they are like the frog who doesn’t know he’s being boiled until it’s too late – poor planets, suddenly becoming aware of their cosmic belonging only when it’s too late.
Apparently we are only able to detect and prove the existence of black holes by their event horizons because they are so large. But what if black holes are really not matter at all, but qualia that holds matter together on an extremely large scale?
In geometry we can extend a line beyond a figure that allows us to come back to the figure again from a different angle. So, let us draw an imaginary line away from galaxies. Imagine if someone could turn these same proofs to smaller matter – say, to the size of things here on earth? Might they finally be able to discover black holes within atoms and subatomic particles too, thereby proving not only that qualia is not an illusion, but matter is?
So let’s create a thought experiment granting consciousness to atoms and molecules to obtain a new perspective for our understanding. I propose we grant a sense of belonging to molecules, atoms and the like. No matter how primitive this sense of belonging might be, be it the merest feeling of being attached, we can take it further, perhaps to an awareness of holding on or letting go, and eventually, just like an imaginary line (or number in algebra), we shall reach a point where we can drop it from the equation. Such moves will enable us to move forward on our proof of consciousness.
We don’t want to lose our sense of qualia before it’s too late and we fall completely into the material world. Belonging is qualiadelic