Continuing my discussion of the book, “Punk Science”.
Physicists used to think that the atom was solid. They now know that it is mostly empty space with a nucleus and protons, neutrons, and electrons. They also now know that these particles are not solid either. They are waves with only a probability of location until they are measured (observed).
The author of “Punk Science” says this is called wave-particle duality. She says that the phrase physicists use for this is “consciousness collapses the wave function”. The author quotes Richard Feynman (Nobel Prize physicist)with regard to this strange behavior.
“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 can accept Nature as she is – absurd.”
This discovery showed that our consciousness affects matter and changes reality. Physicist, Amit Goswami says that everything is consciousness. Several other physicists agree.
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