As an atheist there is one kind of "god" I could actually believe it. But would it be a "god"? [View all]
I think back to Star Trek and the idea of a disembodied consciousness, perhaps existing as an emergent property of an electromagnetic network of physical nodes such as stars or galaxies. Given that consciousness emerged in a biological network, is it possible that consciousness could emerge in a non-biological electromagnetic network? I don't see why not. So there could be an emergent conscious "being" that is, essentially, made up of everything.
Would it be all knowing? No.
Would it be conscious of our existence? Are you conscious of the electrons in your brain's neurons? No, it would not be capable of knowing that we exist.
Would it matter to us in any way that it existed? No, not really, except as a philosophical oddity.
Did it create the universe? No, it is an emergent property of matter and energy.
Should we call it "god". I guess not. But it's as close to a non-corporeal intelligence that I'm willing to admit is remotely possible.
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