Phenomena Quotes

“Consciousness is larger than life, it’s a pattern that repeats and evolves. It might even be integrated into the universe in some special way.”
― Douglas Phillips, Phenomena

“Sometimes the concept of sleep itself kept her from sleeping. It was such an odd requirement for life. The body was satisfied with rest, food, and water, but the brain required an altered state of consciousness to continue functioning.”
― Douglas Phillips, Phenomena

“If consciousness was emergent and separate, why was it so inextricably tied to a specific biological entity?”
― Douglas Phillips, Phenomena

“Learning a new language physically alters the brain, bringing it closer in form and function to a native speaker. We’ve already measured that effect among humans.”
― Douglas Phillips, Phenomena

“And, while administrators at the Wilson Metals Lab might not allow students to create trimethylaluminum, this exotic metal really is pyrophoric (spontaneously combusts).”
― Douglas Phillips, Phenomena

“Collateral damage was an expected part of any war. Winning was what counted.”
― Douglas Phillips, Phenomena

“Identification. Verification. Containment. Acquisition.”
― Douglas Phillips, Phenomena

“The latest system update includes a full refresh of your NCC encyclopedia,” Jake explained. The colored patterns were her own, previously recorded and sorted into what neuroscientists called neuronal correlates of consciousness, or NCCs. NCCs”
― Douglas Phillips, Phenomena

“Someone had attached a bar tap handle on the people side of the glass with a small sign that read “Ice Cold” and provided a drawing of the atomic elements, beryllium, and erbium, abbreviated Be and Er. The beer tap was more than a gag. It had become a makeshift talisman – especially for the neuroscientists.”
― Douglas Phillips, Phenomena

“That’s why claims of reincarnation don’t fall under science, they’re not testable.”
― Douglas Phillips, Phenomena