The educational system in most cultures today uses the materialist or reductionist worldview as its basis for generating and sharing knowledge. This worldview understands materiality as a fundamental characteristic of the universe, with subatomic particles being the foundation of reality, and consciousness being solely a product of brain activity. In this article, we propose that an alternative...
Abstract: This article is a narrative account of my search for knowledge about the nature of consciousness, and the implications of my findings for research and education. For over three decades, I accepted the dominant script presented to me through my education, both formal and informal, which assumes that the brain creates consciousness. Further, when the brain dies, consciousness dies with...