Hi Alex et al,
I came across some audio material from a Dr Amit Goswami who is essentially a quantum physicist but he has branched out into 'quantum activism'.
Unfortunately I don't have enough math skills or enough spare time to acquire them to really get to grips with quantum mechanics so I have been searching for some material that really makes sense at a conceptual level. This motivated me to listen to Goswami's material. I must say I find his ideas extremely interesting, they really challenge one's concept of reality. Although they probably wouldn't admit it, I believe the ideas expounded by more conventional physicists like Dr. Michio Kaku are not that far away from Goswami. If a scientific explanation for consciousness ever emerges I think this is the most likely direction it will come from.
What leads me to this quantum stuff is the rather unnerving realization that the material world we live in, and ourselves, is extremely nebulous,
For example, comparing the relative sizes of atoms and astronomical objects, the ratio between the diameter of a hydrogen atom (that is the electron shell diameter) and the nucleus is more or less the same as the ratio between the orbit of Neptune, the outermost planet in our solar system, and the diameter of the sun.
That is not all. When physicists break the nuclei of atoms in particle accelerators like the LHC the sub atomic particles they find inside are correspondingly tiny. Protons and neutrons each consist of 3 quarks. On an astronomical scale if the orbit of Neptune represented the diameter of a proton then each quark buzzing around inside would be roughly the size of the sun.
That is not all. At least some physicists believe the LHC will reveal smaller particles inside quarks when they increase the energy levels. current
Essentially Alex, you, me, our family and friends, our goods and chattels and the universe we inhabit consists essentially of nothing material at all. Just infinitesimally tiny whirlpools of energy. From a quantum physics viewpoint if a human body was on an astronomical scale it would look more or less like the milky way does in the night sky, with plus or minus 10 light years between each atomic nucleus.
It has seemed to me for some time that the best way to understand the universe and our lives is that we are avatars in a gigantically complex video game. I sometimes wonder when who or whatever is playing it will press restart.
Anyway, enough rambling, I would be interested to hear if anyone else has any experience of Goswami?
Best regards,
Robin
I came across some audio material from a Dr Amit Goswami who is essentially a quantum physicist but he has branched out into 'quantum activism'.
Unfortunately I don't have enough math skills or enough spare time to acquire them to really get to grips with quantum mechanics so I have been searching for some material that really makes sense at a conceptual level. This motivated me to listen to Goswami's material. I must say I find his ideas extremely interesting, they really challenge one's concept of reality. Although they probably wouldn't admit it, I believe the ideas expounded by more conventional physicists like Dr. Michio Kaku are not that far away from Goswami. If a scientific explanation for consciousness ever emerges I think this is the most likely direction it will come from.
What leads me to this quantum stuff is the rather unnerving realization that the material world we live in, and ourselves, is extremely nebulous,
For example, comparing the relative sizes of atoms and astronomical objects, the ratio between the diameter of a hydrogen atom (that is the electron shell diameter) and the nucleus is more or less the same as the ratio between the orbit of Neptune, the outermost planet in our solar system, and the diameter of the sun.
That is not all. When physicists break the nuclei of atoms in particle accelerators like the LHC the sub atomic particles they find inside are correspondingly tiny. Protons and neutrons each consist of 3 quarks. On an astronomical scale if the orbit of Neptune represented the diameter of a proton then each quark buzzing around inside would be roughly the size of the sun.
That is not all. At least some physicists believe the LHC will reveal smaller particles inside quarks when they increase the energy levels. current
Essentially Alex, you, me, our family and friends, our goods and chattels and the universe we inhabit consists essentially of nothing material at all. Just infinitesimally tiny whirlpools of energy. From a quantum physics viewpoint if a human body was on an astronomical scale it would look more or less like the milky way does in the night sky, with plus or minus 10 light years between each atomic nucleus.
It has seemed to me for some time that the best way to understand the universe and our lives is that we are avatars in a gigantically complex video game. I sometimes wonder when who or whatever is playing it will press restart.
Anyway, enough rambling, I would be interested to hear if anyone else has any experience of Goswami?
Best regards,
Robin