11.1 EPR
Paradox
Our worldview
assumes that
cause effect
relationships
can exists only
in proximity.
If before Newton
most phenomena
were explained
by direct
contact, the
assumption of
gravitational
field – action
at a distance
without actual
contact was a
great step
forward. From
then on we
progressed to
the phenomena
electric field
and magnetic
field and so on
through field
propagation
where something
always travels
and communicates
to produce and
effect. Thus
came the concept
that events that
are separated by
time and space
needs to be
caused by some
form of
communication
between two
parts. With the
advent of
Einstein’s
theory of
relativity it
came to imply
that no
influence or
meaningful
communication
could travel
faster than the
speed of light.
In 1935
Einstein, with
his
collaborators
Boris Podolsky
and Nathan
Rosen, published
a paper now
known as "the
EPR paper" which
listed three
major objections
to quantum
mechanics. [
http://www.drchinese.com/David/EPR.pdf
] One of the
major problem
was based on a
situation where
two particles
which were
essentially
together so that
they formed a
system with a
state | a,b> .
If the two
particles are
then separated
very far apart
and if there is
a change in one
particles
according to
Quantum
Mechanics it
should affect
the second
particle
instantaneously
because they
still form a
coherent system
and should be
considered as
one state |a’,
b’>. This
spooky action at
a distance
violates all
physical laws
because no
signals can
travel faster
than light
according to
relativity.
In a system
where two
particles were
created by
materialization
of energy, if
particle 1 has a
spin of "up,"
particle 2 will
have a spin of
"down."
Conversely if
particle 1 has a
spin of "down,"
particle 2 will
have a spin of
"up." to
conserve the
spin zero of the
total system.
If after a
period when the
two particles
are separated
far, if the
measure the spin
of particle 1 we
will be able to
determine the
spin of particle
2 absolutely. No
matter how far
apart is
particle 2 from
particle 1,
Particle 2 will
instantly
respond to the
state of
particle 1, even
if it is on the
other side of
the universe.
In 1964 John S
Bell 9CERN
laboratory in
Geneva), proved
a theorem which
demonstrated
that certain
experimental
tests could
distinguish the
predictions of
quantum
mechanics from
those of any
local
hidden-variable
theory. In
1982 Alain
Aspect performed
this experiment
in the
University of
Paris and proved
that somehow the
Particle 2 knew
exactly what was
the state of
Particle 1 and
responded to it.
At the instant
we perform our
measurement on
particle 1,
particle 2,
which may be
thousands of
miles away, will
acquire a
definite spin --
"up" or "down"
if we have
chosen a
vertical axis,
"left" or
"right" if we
have chosen a
horizontal axis.
How does
particle 2 know
which axis we
have chosen?
There is no time
for it to
receive that
information by
any conventional
signal. (Capra,
1982, p. 85).
"The two
particles are,
as it were,
entangled with
each other in a
pure or coherent
state."
Quantum
non-locality
proves that
"particles that
were once
together in an
interaction
remain in some
sense parts of a
single system
which responds
together to
further
interactions" (Gribbin,
1984). Since the
entire universe
originated in a
flash of light
known as the Big
Bang, the
existence of
quantum
non-locality
points toward a
profound
cosmological
holism and
suggests that
If everything
that ever
interacted in
the Big Bang
maintains its
connection with
everything it
interacted with,
then every
particle in
every star and
galaxy that we
can see "knows"
about the
existence of
every other
particle. (Gribbin,
1984).
Bell's result
showed that
EPR's assumption
was mistaken. In
1989,
Greenberger,
Horne and
Zeilinger (GHZ)
sharpened Bell's
results further
by considering
correlated
states with 3 or
more entangled
particles.
Thus quantum
locality places
a totally
different
worldview of the
world we are
living in. It
can no longer be
considered
isolated
particles or
beings. We are
a system taken
as a whole.
"That the
guiding wave, in
the general
case, propagates
not in ordinary
three-space but
in
multidimensional-configuration
space is the
origin of the
notorious 'nonlocality'
of quantum
mechanics...”
John Bell
All of a sudden
Physics is faced
with the reality
of a guiding
potential beyond
the four
dimensions of
space and time.
This reality is
all encompassing
to the extent
that it cannot
but be thought
of as a unity –
a coherent state
as a whole,
everything move
and have their
being in Him.
11.2
Holistic
Theology
"We work as if
the world could
be dissected
into small
independent
pieces. This is
an illusion,
because, as
Bell's theorem
shows, the
entire world is
interdependent.
But there is no
other way of
working. (...)
One may
speculate
whether, in a
complete
description of
the whole
Universe,
including our
brains,
determinism
would be
restored."
[Asher. Peres,
"Existence of
"Free Will" as a
Problem of
Physics",
Found. Phys.
16(6) 573
(1986), p. 580].
In the Classical
Newtonian
Physics we use
the concept of
isolating a
system as though
it is an
isolated
universe and
study its
process. This
is the
reductionist
approach. This
is the basic
scientific
method because
that is the only
way we can study
our world.
Even in
Newtonian
Physics it was
understood that
the effect of
assuming the
isolation
involved
approximation.
Newtonian
Physics was
essentially
macroscopic in
nature and
studied matter
in bulk. The
effect of the
extensive
universe outside
of the system
could be reduced
to infinitesimal
by moving it far
away. Note that
we are only
making the
effect
infinitesimal.
11.3 The
Consciousness of
Ego and
Separateness
Why does the
world appear to
consist of
distinct objects
occupying
distinct
positions in a
well-defined
space-time? If
nature is
fundamentally a
unity because of
quantum
entanglement,
why is it
possible to know
something
without knowing
everything?
For this we need
to look into the
concept of wave
packets and
interference of
waves.
In the wave
mechanics or
particles, every
particle can be
considered as a
wave, which has
a maximum around
the point where
the particle is
considered to
exist.
Nevertheless,
the wave itself
is infinite in
extension. In
other words,
every particle
in the universe
fills the
cosmos. The
appearance of
localization
comes in only
with
interference due
to
conglomeration.
These are called
wave packets.
When large
number of waves
of slightly
different
frequencies fall
one on the other
we get the
localized waves,
which can act as
a particle.
These are
sometimes called
solitons. In a
non-dispersive
media, they can
live
indefinitely
long period
without decay.
However, as they
enter a
dispersive media
where the speed
depends on the
wavelength they
begin to
dissipate and
die out. This
is a classical
result. Hence,
we should not be
surprised at the
Wave Mechanical
results in
tallying with
the Quantum
Theory.
A Wave packet is
produced as a
result of
superposition of
waves
Phaser diagram
showing how
coherent beans
where 
=
0 gives the
maximum
amplitude.
The
consciousness
that I am a
separate
independent
being is caused
by vibrations
that are our of
phase with
others. This
selfish
individualism
can go smooth as
long as there is
no conflict of
interest. Once
that sets in,
the brings forth
gradual death
and
disappearance.
The cells in the
human body do
not compete for
survival as do
single celled
animals. They
have a steady
supply of food
and nearly ideal
living
conditions. The
price they pay
for this is to
loose their
freedom to
reproduce
independently of
the needs of the
body they are
part of. As long
as they live in
harmony things
go well and
growth will take
place. If they
short circuit
the safety
system of DNA
building, then
they grow into
cancer cells and
they destroy the
environment that
gave them life.
However when
there is
coherence and
resonance this
feeling of I,
YOU and HE will
vanish and there
will be a ONE -
WE. The concept
of God as One
God with many
persons is
Trinity Theology
is based on
this.
As we began to
study atoms,
subatomic matter
and particles it
became evident
that there are
dimensions of
existence, which
we cannot really
isolate.
Stronger and
stronger forces
come into play
in the smaller
dimensions. This
is what led us
to the holistic
statement, which
states that the
whole is not
equal to the sum
of the parts and
the whole cannot
be fully
understood in
terms of its
parts alone in
the limited
dimensions of
our realm.
These dimensions
extent not only
in expanse (in
spatial extent)
but also in
inspanse (in
inner space).
This was the
basis of the
Hidden Variable
Theories.
This is nothing
new. Spinoza,
propounded that
all the
differences and
apparent
divisions we see
in the world are
really only
aspects of an
underlying
single
substance, which
he called God or
nature. Quantum
Field Theory
follows this
concept and
tries to
describe all
existence as an
excitation of
the underlying
quantum vacuum
state. Hegel
also held a
similar view.
Marx in his
dialectical
materialism also
held that new
qualities came
into existence
due quantitative
changes, which
he attributed to
the nature of
matter.
11.4
Macroscopic
Quantum
Coherence
This typically
involves the
spaciotemporal
organization of
the
multiparticle
system. (This is
closely related
to what is
called
'Bose-Einstein
condensation'.)
"What is quantum
coherence? This
refers to
circumstances
when large
numbers of
particles can
collectively
cooperate in a
single quantum
state..."
Roger Penrose
The term
"coherence"
connected with
the non locality
phenomena opens
up vistas of
opportunities to
explain things,
which we have
thought outside
the purview of
science.
Many-particle
states
may exhibit
macroscopic
quantum
coherence.
These have been
shown to give
rise to strange
phenomena like
super
conductivity,
super fluidity
and lasers,
which belies
classical
explanation.
http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/cond-mat/pdf/0103/0103293.pdf
http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/2001/ketterle-symp.pdf
The coherence in
these phenomena
are related to
the
Bose-Einstein
condensation.
Theoretically
this is a
phenomenon where
bosons making up
a substance
merge into the
lowest energy
level, into a
shared quantum
state and acts
as a coherent
whole. All
particles become
exactly alike
and cannot be
distinguished.
They have the
same quantum
numbers and same
energies. You
cannot tell one
from the other.
There are two
types of
particles in
Physics known as
"bosons" and
"fermions" .The
dialectic
between them
describes all
physical form.
The whole scheme
of quantum field
theory (QFD) is
based on how
fermions
interact by
exchanging
bosons. All
force is
mediated by
exchange of
(gauge) bosons.
For example the
electromagnetic
force is
mediated by
exchange of
photons, the
strong force by
exchange of
gluons and the
weak forces are
mediated by
exchange of W
and Z bosons.
The basic
reason for this
is the
properties of
bosons and
fermions. :
“Bosons are
gregarious, and
fermions are
solitary.”
Bosons therefore
prefer being
together while
fermions isolate
themselves and
pairs themselves
if they are
permitted. When
fermions pairs,
they pairs with
one that have
opposite spins
and the
combination
produces a
stable system of
virtual boson.
It is this
Cooper Pairs are
composite bosons
in Helium, which
can cause
condensation
to produce the
superfluidity.
The First
created united
Adam thus
represents the
boson and the
separated Adam
and Eve pair
represents the
Fermion Cooper
Pair. While
separated and
acting as an
independently
the two produces
de-coherence and
jointly as a
Cooper pair
produces the
condensation of
Family. This
idea can be
extended beyond
individuals to
Families,
Communities, and
Nations and to
the whole
Mankind and
beyond.
Decoherence
brings in self
as center and
eventually
brings
destruction and
death.
"The crucial
distinguishing
feature of
Bose-Einstein
condensates is
that the many
parts that go to
make up an
ordered system
not only behave
as a whole, they
become whole;
their identities
merge or overlap
in such a way
that they lose
their
individuality
entirely. A good
analogy would be
the many voices
of a choir,
which merge to
become 'one
voice' at
certain levels
of harmony, or
the plucking of
the many strings
of several
violins to
become 'the
sound of
violins'..."
Danah Zohar,
The Quantum Self
Quantum
coherence has
been
demonstrated in
the brain
indicating that
consciousness is
probably a
direct
consequence of
this quantum
coherence.
http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/hameroff/New/Quantum_coherence/Quantum%20coherence.htm
There is strong
evidence that
memory storage
is delocalized,
at least over
the whole brain,
and hence is
able to survive
large brain
lesions. This
suggests that
memory storage
is holographic.
Perception is
also
holographic, so
that the whole
can be
reconstructed
from even a
small part just
as a small
portion of the
lens can produce
a total image on
the screen even
though the
intensity will
be less.
11.5 Quantum
Brain Dynamics
How does the
brain maintain
dynamical
coherence? One
idea is that
there is a
quantum coherent
state underlying
this, as has
been
articulately
argued by Ian
Marshall. [Marshall,I.N."Consciousness
and
Bose-Einstein
Condensates."
New Ideas in
Psychology, v.7,
n.1 (1989) ]
Even the idea of
a Quantum Brain
Dynamics (QBD)
is being talked
about. See
"Quantum Brain
Dynamics" [L.M.
Ricciardi and
H.Umezawa,
Kibernetik 4 ,
44 (1967)] ;
The Emperor's
New Mind
(1989), and
Shadows of the
Mind (1994)
Roger Penrose .
http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/quantum.html
http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/volume2-1/psyche-96-2-21-cybernetic-1-globus.html
The wholeness of
the organism
is based on
a high degree of
quantum
coherence. The
brain's primary
function may be
the mediation of
coherent
coupling of all
subsystems.
Strong evidence
exists that
memory storage
is delocalized,
at least over
the whole
brain. We can
actually remove
one lobe of the
brain and the
other lobe can
take over all
the functions of
the other lobe
of brain. This
exhibits a
holographic
memory system
rather than
localized
storage.
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/brainde.php
If quantum
coherence is
characteristic
of the organism
as conscious
being, as a
total
personality, we
can construct
wave-function
for every being.
This wave
function is ever
evolving,
entangling its
environment,
transforming and
creating itself
anew. This
dynamic creative
process is an
ongoing
process.
2Co 4:16 So we
do not lose
heart. Though
our outer nature
is wasting away,
our inner nature
is being renewed
every day.
"The human brain
produces a
complex,
multi-dimensional,
pulsating,
electromagnetic
field resulting
from the
electrochemical
behaviour of
masses of
neurons acting
in small to very
large groups" (Rosenboom,
D. 1990.
"Extended
Musical
Interface with
the Human
Nervous System."
Leonardo,
Journal of the
International
Society for the
Arts, Sciences
and Technology.
Monograph
No.1.). The
Electroencephalogram,
EEG, is the
mixed-frequency
electrical
signal produced
by this
activity, and is
measured from
electrodes
placed on the
scalp.
EEG's can be
categorized into
four main
components:
1. Long-term
coherent waves;
Long-term
coherent waves
are the well
known alpha,
beta, delta, and
theta
rhythms, which
range from
approximately 1
to 30 Hertz.
They are often
associated
with certain
states of
consciousness,
such as
alertness and
sleep
short-term
transient waves;
and
complex ongoing
waves.
2. Short-term
transient waves,
These
transient was
are
event-related-potentials
(ERP's), reflect
the "singular
experience"
associated with
an external
stimulus.
3. Complex
ongoing waves.
This pattern is
expected to be
the result of
the ongoing,
self-organization
of information
during ones
experience of
life. Here the
brain
adjusts itself
in terms of its
interaction with
the rest of the
world.
4. Random
noise
background;
The
random-seeming
background,
about which
little is known,
is the residue
observed "after
all known
methods of
waveform
decomposition
are exhausted."
There are other
forms of brain
waves that can
be used.
Magnetoenchephalogram
(MEG), measures
the variations
of the magnetic
fields
associated with
the discharge of
neural action
potentials, and
electrochemical
activity within
the brain.
Magnetic
Resonance
Imaging (MRI),
and Positron
Emission
Tomography
(PET), provide a
mapping of the
activation of
individual
cortical areas,
and can
contribute to
the
understanding of
the
spatial-temporal
activity of the
brain under
certain
conditions.
These wave
studies are
indicative of
the deeper
levels of human
existence.
11.6
De-coherence and
Death
Coherence occurs
due to Boson
like
condensation,
which is very
similar to the
resonance of
sound when two
sources of same
wavelength
overlap.
Decoherence is
originated in
the interaction
between the
system and its
environment. In
other words an
entanglement
between the
state of the
quantum system
and with a
wavelength,
which are
different, or
out of phase
produces
destructive
interference in
certain areas.
In that sense
death is the
result of
dissonance or
decoherence.
If coherence
produces
consciousness it
is logical to
assume that
de-coherence
should mean
death of
consciousness.
Then the
estimation of
de-coherence
time should give
an estimate of
life
expectation.
Again we are
simply talking
about physical
life and not
really about
life and soul
and spirit. In
a system with
large coherence
the life will be
very large while
in a system with
more
de-coherence –
the tendency to
split and
separate – is
more will die
soon. This is
what caused the
death and decay
in the egoism of
Angelic and
Adamic fall.
This death is a
physical death
without
affecting the
other dimensions
also. We are not
talking about
the vegetable
lifetime, but
quality of
living in human
level or as
Jesus put it of
“Abundant
Life”. Death
and decay are
the result of
de-coherence is
basic to Genesis
theology. If we
can associate
death with
de-coherence we
can extend it to
other dimensions
of coherence
such as
families,
communities ,
mankind as a
whole and
beyond. Thus
the life
expectancy of a
community is
dependent on
both the
coherence of the
brain and also
of the system
coherence of the
community.
Civilizations
lasted as long
as the members
of the
civilizations
remain in
unison. When
selfishness
caused
individuals to
assert their own
interests over
and above those
of others, along
with consequent
immorality it
resulted in the
destruction of
that
civilization.
The message of
the Prophets
throughout
history was just
that.
Flood at the
time of Noah,
the destruction
of Sodom and
Gomorrah, Giving
of the land of
Canaan to
Israel,
Captivity of
Judah and Israel
and the fall of
all the empires
of the world
testify to
this. .
An obvious way
of try to
prevent
decoherence from
damaging quantum
states should be
by reducing
the strength of
the coupling
between the
system and its
environment.
Nonetheless, it
is never
possible to
reduce this
coupling to zero
and eliminate
Decoherence
totally as long
as there is a
different
wavelength
between the two
dimensions.
Hence we have
two choices:
1. reduce the
coupling as far
as possible
1Jo 2:14
I write to you,
fathers, because
you know him who
is from the
beginning. I
write to you,
young men,
because you are
strong, and the
word of God
abides in you,
and you have
overcome the
evil one.
1Jo 2:15
Do not love the
world or the
things in the
world. If any
one loves the
world, love for
the Father is
not in him.
1Jo 2:16
For all that is
in the world,
the lust of the
flesh and the
lust of the eyes
and the pride of
life, is not of
the Father but
is of the world.
1Jo 2:17
And the world
passes away, and
the lust of it;
but he who does
the will of God
abides forever.
Rom 12:2
Do not be
conformed to
this world but
be
transformed
by the renewal
of your mind,
that you may
prove what is
the will of God,
what is good and
acceptable and
perfect.
The best way to
keep the
Schrodinger’s
cat alive is to
decouple the
mechanism of
cynoid release
from the cat’s
cage.
2. Change the
environment so
that the
decoherence is
minimized.
It may not be
possible to
change the whole
environment, but
it is possible
to build a
Church so that
there will be
coherence within
the worshipping
community.
Church is
defined in that
way.
Phi 1:27
Only let your
manner of life
be worthy of the
gospel of
Christ, so that
whether I come
and see you or
am absent, I may
hear of you that
you stand firm
in one spirit,
with one mind
striving side by
side for the
faith of the
gospel,
Phi 2:2
complete my joy
by being of the
same mind,
having the same
love, being in
full accord and
of one mind.
Phi 2:3
Do nothing from
selfishness or
conceit, but in
humility count
others better
than yourselves.
Phi 2:4
Let each of you
look not only to
his own
interests, but
also to the
interests of
others.
Phi 2:5
Have this mind
among
yourselves,
which is yours
in Christ Jesus
….,
1Co 12:13
For by one
Spirit we were
all baptized
into one
body--Jews or
Greeks, slaves
or free--and all
were made to
drink of one
Spirit.
1Co 12:14
For the body
does not consist
of one member
but of many.
Eph 4:4
There is one
body and one
Spirit, just as
you were called
to the one hope
that belongs to
your call,
Eph 4:5
one Lord, one
faith, one
baptism,
Eph 4:6
one God and
Father of us
all, who is
above all and
through all and
in all.
Thus the whole
church becomes
an organism –
the bride of
Christ causing
coherence to
form phenomena
far greater than
any single
person can do.
11.7
Coherence and
Faith in Action
Apparently the
purpose of the
church itself
seems to be the
creation of this
coherent force
within the
universe so that
recreation can
be achieved
through it. The
power of the
coherent focused
consciousness of
many persons
joined together
with person of
Godhead (Holy
spirit that
resides in every
believer) far
surpasses every
other power. If
the early church
was able to
perform signs,
wonders and
miracles it was
because of this
coherence. The
power of
coherence is
clearly stated
by Jesus in his
faith teachings.
Mat 17:20 He
said to them,
"Because of your
little faith.
For truly, I say
to you, if you
have faith as a
grain of mustard
seed, you will
say to this
mountain, 'Move
from here to
there,' and it
will move; and
nothing will be
impossible to
you."
This refers to
the coherence
within the
person itself.
While
self-coherence
itself produces
creative forces,
it is enhanced
by the
collective
coherence of
several.
Mat 18:19 Again
I say to you, if
two of you agree
on earth about
anything they
ask, it will be
done for them by
my Father in
heaven.
Mat 21:21 And
Jesus answered
them, "Truly, I
say to you, if
you have faith
and never doubt,
you will not
only do what has
been done to the
fig tree, but
even if you say
to this
mountain, 'Be
taken up and
cast into the
sea,' it will be
done.
Mat
21:22
And whatever you
ask in prayer,
you will
receive, if you
have faith.
Extending this
to a church and
community of
saints the
coherence
releases
unimaginable
creative powers
in consonance
with that of
God. The
purpose of the
election of the
church is
essentially for
this purpose
whereby a
recreation and
redemption of
the universe
could take
place.
All through the
church history
the church
emphasized the
corporeal
worship and
prayers as an
essential part
of its
function.
Coherence is
attained only
through
collective
worship and
prayers. The
function of the
liturgies, which
are often
criticized as
repetitive and
redundant, is
just this. Even
the aspect of
mystery in the
worship adds to
this bosonic
condensation
process.
Because man is
the image of God
as a Sons of God
power to create
and destroy ate
in the
expressions of
human
consciousness.
Since there are
several such
sources they can
cause coherence
or de-coherence,
cause immense
creation or
destruction.
Pro 16:1 The
plans of the
mind belong to
man, but the
answer of the
tongue is from
the LORD
Pro 18:21 Death
and life are in
the power of the
tongue, and
those who love
it will eat its
fruits.
Resonant
coherence is the
greatest
creative power.
The fall of
Jericho is one
such fine
example of the
power of
coherence. It
was not only the
resonance of the
trumpet sounds
alone but also
the coherent
power of the
mind that
collapsed the
impregnable
walls of
Jericho.
Mat 18:19 Again
I say to you, if
two of you agree
on earth about
anything they
ask, it will be
done for them by
my Father in
heaven.
In order to
recreate the
cosmos God uses
the coherence in
the church.
2Ch 5:13 and it
was the duty of
the trumpeters
and singers to
make themselves
heard in unison
in praise and
thanksgiving to
the LORD), and
when the song
was raised, with
trumpets and
cymbals and
other musical
instruments, in
praise to the
LORD, "For he is
good, for his
steadfast love
endures for
ever," the
house, the house
of the LORD, was
filled with a
cloud,
2Ch 5:14 so
that the priests
could not stand
to minister
because of the
cloud; for the
glory of the
LORD filled the
house of God.
11.8 Church:
The Worshipping
Community as a
Coherent System
From the above
analysis we can
see that power
lies in
coherence.
Salvation
through faith
believing with
the heart and
confessing with
the mouth is
vigorously
taught by the
evangelicals.
In this we have
the coherence
between the
heart and the
mouth.
Rom 10:8 But
what does it
say? The word is
near you, on
your lips and in
your heart (that
is, the word of
faith which we
preach);
Rom 10:9
because, if you
confess with
your lips that
Jesus is Lord
and believe in
your heart that
God raised him
from the dead,
you will be
saved.
Rom 10:10 For
man believes
with his heart
and so is
justified, and
he confesses
with his lips
and so is saved.
Thus the
salvation is
based on the
concurrence and
coherence of
heart and mind.
But that is only
the beginning of
the process.
The celebrated
power of faith
follows from
this creative
power of
coherence of the
whole person.
Mat 21:21
And Jesus
answered them,
"Truly, I say to
you, if you have
faith and never
doubt, you will
not only do what
has been done to
the fig tree,
but even if you
say to this
mountain, 'Be
taken up and
cast into the
sea,' it will be
done.
Mat 21:22
And whatever you
ask in prayer,
you will
receive, if you
have faith."
Notice the
emphasis on “do
not doubt”
showing extreme
coherence of
total
personality. In
fact we could
define faith as
that.
Mar 11:22
And Jesus
answered them,
"Have faith in
God.
Mar 11:23
Truly, I say to
you, whoever
says to this
mountain, 'Be
taken up and
cast into the
sea,' and does
not doubt in his
heart, but
believes that
what he says
will come to
pass, it will be
done for him.
Mar 11:24
Therefore I tell
you, whatever
you ask in
prayer, believe
that you have
received it, and
it will be yours
If the coherence
of a single
person in his
personality has
that power, the
scripture
attributes much
greater powers
of creation to
he coherence of
two people.
Mat 18:19 Again
I say to you, if
two of you agree
on earth about
anything they
ask, it will be
done for them by
my Father in
heaven.
Mat 18:20 For
where two or
three are
gathered in my
name, there am I
in the midst of
them."
Notice that
Jesus mentions
“anything they
ask” making the
statement broad
enough to
include all that
pertains to
material realm.
The coherence of
two is referred
to by Peter for
the power of
husband and
wife.
1Pe 3:7
Likewise you
husbands, live
considerately
with your wives,
bestowing honor
on the woman as
the weaker sex,
since you are
joint heirs of
the grace of
life, in order
that your
prayers may not
be hindered.
In comparing
Church as the
body of Christ
and also as the
Bride of Christ,
the implication
is this
coherence which
gives the body
the awesome
power of
creation with
Christ. But
this comes in
its fullest
extend when the
Church is in
unison with the
will of Christ.
In order to
establish the
unity and
resonance, the
institution of
church uses
various
methods. It is
in this that the
value of rituals
and music and
corporal worship
and activites
has any
relevance. The
church becomes
the organic
unity through
these modes. It
has been long
known that
rituals bind
families and
people together
even when those
rituals has no
specific
significance.
Doing things
together where
minds and hearts
are brought
together creates
this unity.
In fact all
religion rely on
these methods to
produce
coherence within
its body and
with the god
whom they
worship. It is
this that brings
power within the
religion. Since
man is created
in the image of
God this
creative power
is never taken
away and it is
being exercised
both for good
and for evil in
every community
religious or
otherwise.
11.9
Consciousness
and
Anesthesiology
The
understanding of
Consciousness as
a Quantum
phenomena has
much more
practical
application in
medicine in the
field of
Anesthesia. In
the medical
scient two
factos stand
out.
1. consciousness
is not directly
observable nor
measurable, and
2. the
mechanism of
consciousness is
unknown.
The science of
anaesthesia is
an empirical
science today.
The theoretical
foundations are
found in
the century-old
Meyer-Overton
correlation [
Eger EI et al
(1996) Anesth
Analg 84:915]
and in the
recent work by
Franks and Lieb
[Franks NP &
Lieb WR (1982)
Nature 300:487
; Franks NP &
Lieb WR (1984)
Nature
310:599-601]
It is proposed
that anesthetic
gas molecules
act by weak,
physical
interactions in
hydrophobic
pockets of a
class of brain
proteins (e.g.
receptors for
GABAA, glycine,
serotonin,
acetylcholine
etc. and perhaps
other proteins).
By so doing,
anesthetics
prevent
functional
protein
conformational
dynamics and
consciousness.
The interactions
by which
anesthetics
exert their
effects are
assumed to be
van der Waals
London
forces—quantum
mechanical
dipole couplings
among electron
clouds of atoms
and molecules.
In highly
polarizable
hydrophobic
pockets, these
quantum dipole
couplings occur
between electron
clouds of
non-polar amino
acid residues
and anesthetic
gas molecules.
Other molecules
also bind in the
same pockets by
London forces
but do not cause
anesthesia and
in some cases
are convulsant.
So true
anesthetics must
act by
specific
London forces to
prevent a
process
necessary for
consciousness
Quantum theory
describes the
bizarre
properties of
matter and
energy at
near-atomic
scales.
These properties
include:
·
quantum
coherence
(individual
particles yield
identity to a
collective,
unifying wave
function),
·
non-locality
(spatially
separated
particle states
are nonetheless
connected, or
“entangled”),
·
quantum
superposition
(particles exist
in two or more
states or
locations
simultaneously)
and
·
“collapse of the
wave function”
(superpositioned
particles
reduce, or
collapse to
distinct,
definite states
or locations—a
mechanism
utilized in
quantum
computers).
These properties
lend themselves
to certain
aspects of
consciousness
beyond protein
conformational
regulation:
·
Quantum
coherence is
connected to the
unity of
conscious “self”
[Marshall IN
(1989) New Ideas
in Psychology
7:73 ;
Jibu, M. and
Yasue, K. (1995)
Quantum brain
dynamics. John
Benjamins,
Amsterdam}
·
Non-local
entanglement is
associated with
memory, and
·
Quantum
superposition is
related to
multiple
sub-conscious
possibilities
·
And Quantum
Collapsing is
related to
distinct choices
or perceptions
[Penrose R
(1989) The
Emperor's New
Mind, Oxford
Press, Oxford
UK.
Stapp, H.P.
(1993) Mind,
matter and
quantum
mechanics.
Berlin,
Springer-Verlag
Penrose R. &
Hameroff S.
(1995) Journal
of Consciousness
Studies 2(2) 98
Hameroff S &
Penrose R (1996)
J Consciousness
Studies 3(1):36.
Hameroff S
(1998) Phil
Trans Royal
Society London
(A) 356:1869]
and
·
Rapid
“decoherence”
(loss of quantum
state) due to
environmental
thermal
interactions
[Tegmark M
(2000) Phys Rev
E 61:4194
Seife C (2000)
Science 287:791]
[Anesthesia,
consciousness
and quantum
theory
Stuart R.
Hameroff M.D.
Professor,
Departments of
Anesthesiology
and Psychology
Associate
Director, Center
for
Consciousness
Studies
The University
of Arizona,
Tucson, Arizona
www.consciousness.arizona.edu/hameroff
How do
anesthetics act?
{From
Hameroff (1998)
Toxicology
Letters100/101:31]
A.
Schematized
protein
switching
between two
conformational
states governed
by van der Waals
London force
interactions in
a hydrophobic
pocket.
Top: Protein
switching
between 2
conformational
states coupled
to localization
of paired
electrons
(London force)
within a
hydrophobic
pocket.
Bottom:
quantum
superposition
(simultaneous
existence in two
distinct states)
of the electron
pair and protein
conformation.
B. Top:
Schematic of
anesthetic (A)
in hydrophobic
pocket retarding
electron
mobility thus
preventing
protein
conformational
change and
quantum coherent
superposition.
Bottom:
Convulsant
molecule (C) in
hydrophobic
pocket promotes
electron
mobility and
protein
dynamical
switching.
