Ancient truths?
Science appears to be drawing ever closer to spirituality. Two scientists have now taken us on another journey on a subject that has had metaphysicians in a lather since the beginning of the historical record and scientists in denial: the riddle of the soul.
A scientific model for the soul has been proposed from quantum physics. Two scientists — Stuart Hameroff, an anaesthetist from the US, and well-known British physicist Roger Penrose — have theorised that the soul, according to their quantum model, exists in the microtubules within brain cells. Studying out-of-body experiences, the scientists conclude that when a patient has a near-death experience his “quantum soul” is released from the nervous system and re-enters the cosmos, before returning and reviving the patient, and argue that our experience of consciousness is the result of quantum gravity effects in these microtubules. Their studies suggest the soul is constructed of the very fabric of the universe. Not far from Vedantic and other Eastern philosophies, in which consciousness is simply the property of everything that is, pervading and pervaded by all there is. In quantum mechanics, the values for physical constants defining our universe may be encoded in the fine structure of the universe itself, along with mathematical truth, Platonic ideas, and precursors of mass, spin, charge and consciousness.
In this new time, when top Western universities have begun to offer courses in the paranormal sciences, we find science is moving Eastward, to ancient truths.
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The correspondence between
Sanjay
04 Nov 2012 - 12:53
The correspondence between modern quantum physics and ancient Vedantic concepts appears to be really astounding. Are we making a full circle, coming back to accept scriptural assertions as empirically validated truth?
I have been a fan of Sir
Otto Krog
04 Nov 2012 - 06:07
I have been a fan of Sir Roger Penrose for many years. He was the first scientist to say that consciousness should be found in the quantum field rather than in the brain. I am so much a fan, that I made my own theory out of the idea that consciousness might be explained through a better understanding of antimatter and parallel universes.
My idea is that antimatter is the mirror of this universe, and that antimatter might be where memory is located.
I think that the subconscious mind and consciousness are located in parallel universes in the form of antimatter. That makes the spirit and maybe even God all physical, so basically I could be said to be an atheist, even though I consider myself spiritual.
If you would like to know more, then you can watch a full videopresentation of my theory on my blog:
www.crestroy.com
or watch it directly on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-TH46Ql5O0&list=UUyU-5SbR6XybvMPdSGSkgEw...
I have been a fan of Sir
ReaderOtto Krog
04 Nov 2012 - 06:05
I have been a fan of Sir Roger Penrose for many years. He was the first scientist to say that consciousness should be found in the quantum field rather than in the brain. I am so much a fan, that I made my own theory out of the idea that consciousness might be explained through a better understanding of antimatter and parallel universes.
My idea is that antimatter is the mirror of this universe, and that antimatter might be where memory is located.
I think that the subconscious mind and consciousness are located in parallel universes in the form of antimatter. That makes the spirit and maybe even God all physical, so basically I could be said to be an atheist, even though I consider myself spiritual.
If you would like to know more, then you can watch a full videopresentation of my theory on my blog:
www.crestroy.com
or watch it directly on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-TH46Ql5O0&list=UUyU-5SbR6XybvMPdSGSkgEw...
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