Criticism and open questions
The strongest objections to Universal Panpsychism and to its sources, stated as their proponents would state them, with the questions that remain open.
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The decombination problem Open question
The difficulty of explaining how one universal consciousness could give rise to many separate minds.
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Verification and falsifiability Open question
The objection that the central claims of Universal Panpsychism cannot be tested, and what parts of the framework can and cannot be checked.
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Skeptical accounts of near-death experiences Open question
The physiological and psychological explanations offered for near-death experiences, and how well each fits the evidence.
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The reliability of hypnotic regression Open question
Why memory researchers do not treat material recalled under hypnosis as reliable, and what that means for the framework's regression sources.
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Objections to syncretism Open question
The criticisms made of any attempt to read the world's religions as expressions of a single truth.