I ' m just glad that I stopped getting the Quantiplasm shotgun . Probably have had 20 of those between 3 characters . <| sep |> it seems there is an interdependent relationship between consciousness and matterThere isn ' t . Why do you think it seems that way ? Well , I mean , the brain that causes consciousness is made out of matter , but you seem to be implying something more . Certainly there seems to be the vast majority of matter out there showing no signs of consciousness , from electrons up to galaxies . Science is relatively young and there is potential that if constants andor theories change , then old results may not be as validThe old experiments will still be valid . That ' s the point . If you come up with a new theory to explain why electricity flows , it not only has to answer the stillunknown questions , it also has to agree with the billions of experiments that have already yielded results . If you come up with an explanation for why humor makes you laugh , it has to be compatible with all the people with brain damage who no longer find things funny , who laugh at random unfunny things , or who find things funny and don ' t laugh . If you want to postulate that consciousness flows from the soul , you have to explain why drugs change it , why a hit on the head eliminates it , and why stubbing your toe does not . You can be mystic all you want , but don ' t attribute it to some fundamental property of science or the universe . Just accept that you ' re not really understanding how science works .