How Consciousness Became the Universe:: Quantum Physics, Cosmology, Relativity, Evolution, Neuroscience, Parallel Universes by Deepak Chopra (PDF)

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ContentsI: How Consciousness Became the Universe1. How Consciousness Becomes the Physical Universe2. Perceived Reality, Quantum Mechanics, and Consciousness3. Quantum Reality and Mind 4. Space, Time and Consciousness5. Does the Universe have Cosmological Memory? Does This Imply Cosmic Consciousness?6. Cosmological Foundations of Consciousness7. What Consciousness Does: A Quantum Cosmology of Mind8. Detecting Mass Consciousness: Effects of Globally Shared Attention and EmotionII: Neuroscience, Cosmology and the Evolution of Consciousness of the Universe9. Paleolithic Cosmic Consciousness of the Cosmos10. The Brain and Consciousness: Dynamics and Evolution11. Quantum Physics and the Multiplicity of Mind: Split-Brains, Fragmente Minds, Dissociation, Quantum Consciousness12. Many Mansions: Special Relativity, Higher-Dimensional Space, Neuroscience, Consciousness and Time13. Brain, Consciousness, and Free Will14. Consciousness in the Universe: Neuroscience, Quantum Space-Time Geometry and Orch OR TheoryIII. Consciousness, Quantum Physics, Relativity, Retrocausation, Precognition, Multiple Dimensions, Entanglement, and Time15. The Theory of MindTime16. Consciousness Vectors17. The Time Machine of Consciousness. Past Present Future Exist Simultaneously. Entanglement, Tachyons, Relative Time, Circle of Time, Quantum Time, Dream Time, PreCognition, Retrocausation, Deja Vu, and Premonitions18. The Observer’s Now, Past and Future in Physics from a Psycho-Biological Perspective19. Synchronicity, Entanglement, Quantum Information and the Psyche20. Consciousness, the Paranormal and Higher DimensionsIV. Uncertainty Principle, Parallel Universes, Wave Functions, Entanglement, Violations of Causality, and Paradoxes of Time Travel21. Multiverse Scenarios in Cosmology: Classification, Cause, Challenge, Controversy, and Criticism22. Classical Anthropic Everett Model: Indeterminacy in a Preordained Multiverse23. Cosmology, The Uncertainty Principle, Wave Function, Probability, Entanglement, and Multiple Worlds24. Logic of Quantum Mechanics, Parallel Worlds and Phenomenon of ConsciousnessV: THE AFFECT OF CONSCIOUSNESS OBSERVING THE UNIVERSE25. Consciousness and Quantum Physics: A Deconstruction of the Topic 26. Consciousness and Quantum Measurement27. A Quantum Physical Effect of Consciousness28. The Conscious Observer in the Quantum Experiment29. Does Quantum Mechanics Require A Conscious Observer?30. Quantum Physics, Advanced Waves and Consciousness

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⭐Quite detailed papers about various topics related to quantum physics; some of them describe connections with the metaphysical and paranormal phenomena from a scientific standpoint and most include descriptions of relationships with consciousness. There’s a lot of mind-blowing stuff in these papers about time and how quantum physics necessarily means there can be future events affecting the present and the past and the observer’s role in time perspectives, etc. I certainly did not understand everything but I did read it all and many of the scientific explanations are intriguing. There are conflicting theories and many present redundant views; one very lengthy paper was admittedly quite circuitous and the author kept repeating himself, which could have been edited down to a much shorter version. This book is a collection by numerous authors, who all present numerous references.I would not classify this as light reading and many readers may not enjoy this sort of book. It was obviously written for other than the layperson so be prepared to not understand a lot of this if you are not a not a classical physicist but I don’t think you have to understand all the physics completely in order to enjoy the implications of many of the theories. Maybe some of this actually narrows the span between the individual and the cosmos, between the metaphysical and the scientific, between the material and the spiritual. Maybe, if even some of this is true, we might, in fact, be connected to everything else, to something larger than ourselves, and maybe there is somewhere to be found the elusive theory of everything that Einstein and others have quested for for so long.

⭐Chopra is to be applauded for bringing together a diverse group of thinkers and scientists to tackle the topic of consciousness as the ground for the emergence of the universe. Unfortunately the arguments both for and against that notion are now getting worn. What the proponents of consciousness as the ground of all being tend to do is pick and choose the elements and findings of quantum physics that correlate with their views about the place of consciousness in the universe. The opponents likewise pick and choose the arguments of those physicists that militate against consciousness being anything other than an epiphenomenon of brain function. In this 31 chapter book there are also plenty of chapters that do some toe-dipping into either science or logic, but are not really serious chapters at all, and lengthy expositions of the authors’ opinions that don’t rise much above the level of thoughtful drivel. The most disappointing shortcomings were that: 1) there was no effort to unify these diverse chapters, or give a sort of consensus statement or even an overview; 2) None of the chapters developed detailed models of the relationship between consciousness and the world that could be described mathematically. With regard to the latter it is disappointing and puzzling that Chopra (I assume as editor) did not include a chapter from Donald D. Hoffman.

⭐This book is a large collection of apparently unedited academic papers which are loosely organized around the topic of the connection, if any, between human consciousness (although in a couple of the papers the non-human variety is considered) and the physical universe. The book has no table of contents, nor does it evidence any attempt at organization. There is no indication that any of these papers were published, or where, and most appear to be drafts as they are replete with grammatical and spelling errors. It really looks like Chopra gave his file of papers on the subject sent him by those who thought he would be interested, and which he gave to the publishers without any instructions on how to present them. Unless you have some background in quantum theory and the neurological aspects of consciousness this will be a difficult read. Most of the papers take a cautious approach to the subject and avoid any categorical conclusions, but many try to make the case that consciousness “creates” reality because, in the Copenhagen Interpretation of quantum physics, our track of reality out of all the possibilities in the multiverse is selected by the action of a conscious observer. Many of the papers are painfully simplistic in their arguments, but others are quite sophisticated. In any event, it is not until the final few papers tucked at the end of the volume that we learn that there is a dissenting view, and that Chopra’s entire enterprise may well be stillborn, as the nature, or even the necessity of a conscious observer, in the sense advanced by Chopra and his colleagues, is highly questionable. While there is much information and a few interesting ideas here, the book resembles a flea market rather than a coherent volume advancing a carefully constructed thesis. I gave it one star not so much for the content, but for the fact that neither the lead authors nor the publisher put in the effort of editing this collection required to create a coherent book.

⭐Reading this book was quite a numbing, enlightening experience—comforting to know these scientists have read the same authors and mostly agree that Consciousnesses reigns in the Universe!I did not know the “Big Bang” Theory originated with a Catholic Bishop and was endorsed by the pope from its inception. Or that the anthropic principle isstill a scientifically satisfactory solution to the mystery of entanglement and spooky action at a distance.

⭐It’s a kindle book the download was easy

⭐Buenas ideas que son plasmadas de una manera entendible hasta cierto punto.El libro es bueno en cuanto a que te plantea hipótesis y escenarios que podrían ser posibles, pero es un tanto desatinado en que las posibilidades de los escenarios son muy bajas, en el mejor de los casos, y en el peor: pseudocientíficas.De todos modos es un libro entretendio con ciertas bases válidas para echar a volar la imaginación por un rato.

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⭐This book is pretty heavy reading and it lost me often but still more than worth it for the bits I could comprehend or nearly comprehend ..

⭐This is just a haphazard collection of articles written by different people. Almost all articles are so much full of high-sounding technical jargons that few can understand its meaning. Since this is only a collection of articles, the theme of the book has not been developed gradually in an easy to understand manner. Every writer just starts bombarding the reader with his high-sounding exotic words which make no sense. Nobody even bothers to explain his basic concepts. Very very disappointed. Do not buy this book.

⭐Stupidly assembled articles concerning consciousness and others as shown in the titleThe editor(s), if any of this book, is very bad guy. No copyrighted year, publishers of every article of this book are shown. I wonder if the editor obtained the permissions for including these articles in this book. Very bad book!

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