Synthetic Morphology Suggests Non-Physicalist Models of Mind Can Be Empirically Tested
ZeroStateReflex · x · 2026-09-12
An emerging argument from the sciences of synthetic morphology and diverse intelligence suggests non-physicalist models of mind — and shows how they can be empirically investigated. The core question: whence come the anatomical, physiological, molecular-biological, and behavioral properties of engineered new beings that have never existed and have no history of natural selection. This pushes long-standing philosophy-of-mind debates toward testable frontiers relevant to artificial life and robot morphogenesis.
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