Link to External Source Article Book Review: Does quantum mechanics show a connection between the human mind and the cosmos?
‘Quantum Gods’ analyzes purported link between physics and cosmic consciousness Does quantum mechanics show a connection between the human mind and the cosmos? Are our brains tuned into a “cosmic consciousness” that pervades the universe enabling us to make our own reality? Do quantum mechanics and chaos theory provide a place for God to act in the world without violating natural laws? Many popular books and films make such claims and argue that key developments in twentieth-century physics, such as the uncertainty principle and the butterfly effect, support the notion that God or a universal mind acts upon material reality. Physicist Victor J. Stenger, author of New York Times bestseller God: The Failed Hypothesis, examines these contentions in QUANTUM GODS: CREATION, CHAOS AND THE SEARCH FOR COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS (Prometheus Books, $26.98), a carefully reasoned and incisive analysis of popular theories that seek to link spirituality to physics. “The public understanding of modern phys
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