The quantum state of entangelment that Einstein initially dismissed as 'spooky action at a distance', has been scientifically confirmed by Professor Alain Aspect's Atom Optics group at Laboratoire Charles Fabry, Institut d'Optique, Paris(1). That is, faster than the speed of light, it is now possible to link together, or entangle, two quantum particles, photons of light or atoms, in a special way that makes them effectively two parts of the same entity. You can then separate them as far as you like, and a change in one is instantly reflected in the other.(2) A unified theory of the physical world, or this vast, undivided wholeness of cosmological activity at the sub-atomic level, suggests processes where electrons in a carbon atom in the human brain are connected to the subatomic particles that comprise every salmon that swims, every heart that beats, and every star that shimmers in the sky.(3) Additionally, consciousness is considered as part of this continuum, a wave function of potential physical situations, connected not only to every other mind that exists or has existed, but to every atom, organism, and region in the vastness of space and time itself.(4) Dr. Karl Pribram and physicist David Bohm agree that the universe is alive and conscious at all levels, where the relationships between enfolded sructures of information and matter interweave and inter-penetrate each other throughout the whole of space, like a giant hologram.(5) However, quantum theory cannot account for all the phenomena encountered in nature, because there is no deeper level of reality in which all effects have specific causes. This 'uncertainty relation' between the position and the momentum (mass times velocity) of a subatomic particle, such as an el... ... middle of paper ... ... common higher-dimensional ground, where mind and body are one."(12) Even many complexes folded together are subject to the law of diminishing completeness, where the past, present and future all exist simultaneously, as matter can neither be created nor destroyed. That is, inter-connected information, like a seamless web, can never be completely lost in the cosmic storehouse of 'all that is'. Stephen Hawking builds on this idea, theorizing that "the black hole only appears to form but later opens up and releases information about what fell in, so we can be sure of the past and we can predict the future."(13) Indeed, the creative unfoldment of quantum based technologies moves us closer to the knowledge of the physical basis of conscious thought, thus lending continuation to Pribram's optimism that science will be admitted to the spiritual aspects of mankind.(14)
...hes. In Alice and Quantumland, the principles or concepts of quantum mechanics are compared with the macro world; one can find great similarities and even greater dissimilarities between the world wherein electrons rule, and the world wherein human beings live. The author, Robert Gilmore, creates an allegory based off the principles of quantum mechanics using the original story of Alice in Wonderland. Through Alice’s adventure in Quantumland she comes across some ideas or features that contradict real world ideas. These ideas are the following: Electrons have no distinguishing spin, the Pauli Exclusion Principle, Superposition, Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, and . All of these features are comprised essentially of the same universal concept--that the quantum world does not require definity whereas the macro world uses it as a pillar of society and civilization.
Phenomenal consciousness: Also called P- consciousness. It cannot be defined; we can only point towards it. It is basically related to whatever is experienced by us. For example- our experience of redness(and other such qualia) come under P- consciousness. Feelings, sensations, thoughts, desires, emotions etc. also come under P- consciousness.
Quantum Mechanics This chapter compares the theory of general relativity and quantum mechanics. It shows that relativity mainly concerns that microscopic world, while quantum mechanics deals with the microscopic world.
Quantum mechanics describes several objects and phenomena that seem strange and are difficult to understand. Among these are quanta “chunks” of energy; the wave-particle duality of matter; and the uncertainty principle which limits what we can know about objects. In 1927, German physicist Werner Heisenberg discovered a general characteristic of quantum mechanics, the uncertainty principle. According to this principle, it is impossible to precisely describe both the location and the momentum of a particle at the same time, therefore it affects the attempts to measure a particle’s location and
An underlying theme present throughout the series is the possibility that our existence is not the only one. According to current theories in physics, it is entirely possible that our universe is just one of many universes f...
The mind-body problem has troubled many thinkers for centuries because it is not clear if mind and body interact with each other and/or how they interact with each other. Dualists ' claim is that the mind is a non-physical thing because it is impossible to be explained by physics; therefore, mind is different from the body. However, Dualism does not clearly explain what a non-physical mind is, and it simply ignores the fact that many ideas were thought to be impossible one day but now they are proven by physics. In fact, it has been proven that human behaviors change when something, like a damage, occur in the brain. Even though laws of physics cannot explain mind in physical ways, it does not mean that mind is non-physical. Because science improves and discovers new things, it is possible and very likely that the mind will be explained by scientists one day and it will be proven that the mind is, in fact, physical. When scientists learn about the relationship between mind and body, they will be able to
Describe what evolutionary psychologists mean when they employ the term ‘theory of mind’. Use examples and research studies from Book 1, Chapter 2 to show why this theory is important in evolutionary psychology.
For years philosophers have enquired into the nature of the mind, and specifically the mysteries of intelligence and consciousness. (O’Brien 2017) One of these mysteries is how a material object, the brain, can produce thoughts and rational reasoning. The Computational Theory of Mind (CTM) was devised in response to this problem, and suggests that the brain is quite literally a computer, and that thinking is essentially computation. (BOOK) This idea was first theorised by philosopher Hilary Putnam, but was later developed by Jerry Fodor, and continues to be further investigated today as cognitive science, modern computers, and artificial intelligence continue to advance. [REF] Computer processing machines ‘think’ by recognising information
Norton, John D. "Einstein on the Completeness of Quantum Theory." University of Pittsburgh, 2011. Web Page. 31 March 2014. .
Matter is energy (Fernflores 1). The fact that electron-positron interactions can either produce photons or...
One can say or try and dissect the brain and try to figure what’s going on inside of it and that’s what Philophers today try to do that. Why is that why must the brain be dissected? This question is raised for the simple fact that Philophers really want to know why whats going on the human brain. This can also go back to “knowing” and believing in something. We will also take a look into emotion with a emphisis on facil expressions. Reading the human face could be a difficult task. Last but not least I will talk about the Philosphy of life and why it is important to have an outreach like that in life, futhermore this has an emphese on belief. Learning a lot this busy semester the topics above will be though out and discussed so that we can get a better understand of each of them.
A field of study that Stephen Hawking is known for is cosmology. Cosmology is the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe. A brief synopsis of Hawking indicates that, according to Hawking, "there is 'no place for a creator', that God does not exist." In his quantum cosmology, he indicates, "there would be no singularities at which the laws of science broke down and no edge of space-time at which one would have to appeal to God or some new law to set the boundary conditions for space-time . . . The universe would be completely self-contained and not affected by anything outside itself. It would neither be created nor destroyed. It would just BE . . . What place, then, for a creator?"(Smith 2005)Theists have argued against this position, specifically, "that even if Hawking's physical laws are true, that fact does not entail that the God of classical theism does not exist or even disconfirm the classical theistic hypothesis." It would appear that Hawking did not inhibit himself to simply one theory when asking the question where did we come from and why. Rather, he points out that "if we do discover a complete theory, it should in time be understandable in broad principle by everyone, not just a few scientists. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people, be able to take part in the discussion of the question of why it is that we and the universe exist. If we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason for then we would know the mind of God."(Smith 2005)
ABSTRACT: The universe as a whole can be shown to consist of two worlds: the real world and the transcendental world. The real world is a multitude of passing things in a gravitational field: it is the world of nature, every unit of which is born (from the transcendental world), develops, degrades and dies (that is, it returns to the transcendental world). The transcendental world is the world of the integrated, nonpassing, unborn and undying, internally functioning Unity, which is the other side of the real world (so to speak) as roots to a tree and its branches in relation to the surface of the Earth. The fundamental science of the real world is theoretical physics. The transcendental world is also a 'physical' but energyless world. In this paper, I outline characteristics of the real world, and the basic characteristics of the transcendental world which are essential for constructing a theory about the functioning of the cosmological vacuum.
Finally in 2012 Feynman’s thought-experiment had been accurately carried out by a team of researchers. The team managed to “show a full realization of Feynman’s thought experiment and illustrate key features of quantum mechanics: interference and the wave-particle duality of matter.”
Gilbert Ryle’s The Concept of Mind (1949) is a critique of the notion that the mind is distinct from the body, and is a rejection of the philosophical theory that mental states are distinct from physical states. Ryle argues that the traditional approach to the relation of mind and body (i.e., the approach which is taken by the philosophy of Descartes) assumes that there is a basic distinction between Mind and Matter. According to Ryle, this assumption is a basic 'category-mistake,' because it attempts to analyze the relation betwen 'mind' and 'body' as if they were terms of the same logical category. Furthermore, Ryle argues that traditional Idealism makes a basic 'category-mistake' by trying to reduce physical reality to the same status as mental reality, and that Materialism makes a basic 'category-mistake' by trying to reduce mental reality to the same status as physical reality.