Discussing the relationship of consciousness and Nature, invariably someone refers to what I call "paperback physics." It’s always someone who isn’t a physicist. They refer vaguely to mainstream science the same way a churchgoer refers to the church Father as authority. We visualize gaunt men in white lab coats (physicists) pronouncing gravely something to the effect that the subject is "indeterminate" and "unpredictable" and that it defies scientific explanation. Their reference to "particle physics" is a means of furthering an argument that is essentially in opposition to science. Mainstream science is certainly not complete. Let’s stick to the scientific method, which is really what’s relevant to the discussion, and not what amounts to "superstition" about "particle physics."
About Me
- michael william bennett
- What is consciousness? Consciousness is the fullness of being. It touches on every aspect of ourselves and in fact constitutes our very nature, without which we cease to Be. Consciousness is energetic, more than flesh and blood. The development of higher consciousness is the development of the energetic body of consciousness. The key to conscious development is to learn to pay attention. There is an art and science to paying attention. The exercise of attention is immediate, tacit and non-conceptual.
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