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Underlying Principles in Quantum Theory and Metaphysics

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Science and Nonduality Conference 2011

Science and Nonduality

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Partner:: Science and Nonduality
Location:: Embassy Suites and Marin Center
San Rafael, CA
Event Date:: 10.22.11
Speaker:: Dr. Menas Kafatos
Tags:: Menas Kafatos; science and nonduality; consciousness; quantum physics; philosophy

Summary: Dr. Menas Kafatos
Physicist, Founding Dean, Schmid College of Science, Vice Chancellor for Special Projects

There are compelling reasons to pursue a new, integrative science. The approach that will be discussed in detail is to look for common, underlying principles, which apply at all realms of reality. There are a number of observational and theoretical reasons in support of the view that fundamental principles such as non-locality and complementarity may be underlying both the physical and the mental worlds. We first discuss evidence from quantum experiments that reveal spatial and temporal non-localities as well as from the cosmological realm. A new scaling for physical parameters in the universe is proposed which reveals surprising results about the nature of time. This allows us to develop an axiomatic approach towards the linkage between microscopic and macroscopic quantities.

These developments make it plausible that fundamental principles cut across different fields of natural sciences and can be considered to hold universal validity. It is likely that quantum-like effects may be pervasive at all scales in the universe. If true, these principles apply to other fields such as brain dynamics and open new ways of study. In the same way, one can search for analogous universal principles that hold in realms beyond the physical. If consciousness is the foundational substratum of the universe, principles developed in perennial philosophical systems, or metaphysics, should be even more universally applicable and cut across all levels of the cosmos, â€œinternalâ€ (e.g. individual mental and psychic, etc.) as well as â€œexternalâ€ (e.g. collective unconscious, physical, etc). We sketch here a possible new prescription for a unified â€œscienceâ€, what I term integrative science that will encompass ordinary natural science and will extend it to new realms. The prescription will be discussed in detail. It also involves taking the statements of philosophical traditions quite seriously.

SAND 2011 is a journey and exploration of the nature of awareness from the perspective of modern science, ancient traditions, philosophy, phenomenology, psychology and direct experience. Hear presentations of world-renowned quantum physicists, scientists, lecturers and authors like John Hagelin, Stanislav Grof, Lynne McTaggart, Fred Alan Wolf, Menas Kafatos, Gangaji, Rupert Spira, David Peat, Dean Radin, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Jeff Foster and many more, over this four-day conference.

The theme which we will be exploring this year is Time. What is time and does it really exist? Linear, nonlinear time, eternal now, infinityâ€¦ SAND 2011 will be an exploration of the concept and paradox of time from the perspective of modern science, ancient traditions, philosophy, phenomenology, psychology and of course direct experience.

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01.: Underlying Principles in Quantum Theory and Metaphysics

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socratus

Posted: 04.19.12, 06:48 AM

QED: Who am I ? ==. Cells make copies of themselves. Different cells make different copies of themselves. Cells come in all shapes and sizes. Somehow these different cells are tied between themselves and during pregnancy process of 9 months gradually ( ! ) and by chance ( or not by chance ) they change own geometrical form from zygote to a child. Cells come in all shapes and sizes, and then . . . they are you. Cells they are you ( !? ) This is modern biomechanical /chemical point of view. # Maybe 99% agree that ‘Cells - they are you .’ But this explanation is not complete. Cells have an energy / electrical potential. Cells have an electromagnetic field. Therefore we need to say: ‘ Cells and electromagnetic field - they are you.’ ===. Is this formulation correct? Of course it is correct. Why? Because: Bioelectromagnetism (sometimes equated with bioelectricity) refers to the electrical, magnetic or electromagnetic fields produced by living cells, tissues or organisms. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioelectromagnetism What does it mean? It means there isn’t biological cell without electromagnetic fields. It means that in the cell we have two ( 2 ) substances: matter and electromagnetic fields. And in 1985 Richard P. Feynman wrote book: QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter The idea of book - the interaction between light ( electromagnetic fields ) and matter is strange. He wrote: ‘ The theory of quantum electrodynamics describes Nature as absurd from the point of view of common sense. And it agrees fully with experiment. So I hope you accept Nature as She is — absurd. ‘ / page 10. / # Once again: 1. Cells and electromagnetic field - they are you. 2. We cannot understand their interaction and therefore we don’t know the answer to the question: ‘ who am I ?’ ===. Socratus.