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The discourse then transitions into the realm of meaning within panpsychism. While early chapters detailing the scientific underpinning of panpsychism focus on the "hard problem" of consciousness, the latter discussions involve deeper existential musings—free will, meaning, and even mystical experiences. Notably, many modern proponents of panpsychism, such as David Skrbina and Luke Roloff, identify more as secular atheists than spiritualists, arguing that consciousness—and by extension, subjective experiences—requires explanation that conventional science fails to provide.