Chapter 63: Continuing the Discussion

"Don't be sassy, keep talking. Yin Fat looked at Wu Lang and stuffed a lit cigarette into his mouth.

Wu Lang took a deep breath of cigarette and slowly exhaled it before he said: "No matter how far apart two particles (with a common source) are, the change of one particle immediately affects the other particle, which is quantum entanglement. To be precise, quantum entanglement refers to the existence of a non-local, non-classical strong correlation between two or more quantum systems. Quantum entanglement involves the fundamental problems of quantum mechanics, such as reality, localization, latent variables, and measurement theory, and plays an important role in the research of quantum computing and quantum communication. ”

"For example, two electrons moving in opposite directions at the same velocity at the same velocity, even if one travels to the Sun and the other to Pluto, they still retain a special correlation at such a distance, that is, when one of them changes state when it is manipulated (e.g., quantum measurement), the other will immediately change its state. This phenomenon has led to suspicions of "ghostly teleportation", as if two electrons had secret communication at the speed of light (like a chanting spell). This kind of "ghostly long-range effect" has been repeated in many experiments, and seems to contradict the so-called locality in special relativity. ”

"Quantum entanglement transcends the four-dimensional space-time in which we live, is not bound by the four-dimensional space-time, is non-local, and there is a deep inner connection between the universe and the underworld. Quantum non-locality indicates that the object is holistic. Put simply, quantum nonlocality means that two objects (called "particles" in the physical model) in a system, if you separate them, there is one particle A here and another particle B in very, very far away (let's say thousands, tens of thousands of light-years apart). If you perturb any particle (let's say particle A), then in an instant particle B will know and react accordingly. This reaction is instantaneous, beyond our four-dimensional space-time, and we don't need to wait long for the signal to be transmitted there. As soon as this side moves, no matter how far away that side is, it is immediately known, that is, what happens in one place immediately affects a far away. This shows that particles A and B, which seem to be unrelated and distant from each other, are connected in the dark. It's very similar to the role of consciousness in human beings!"

"The difficulty encountered by empirical science in the study of consciousness is that it cannot measure consciousness with time, space, mass, energy, etc., which we humans are familiar with, but every one of us who is sober-minded knows that our consciousness exists. At present, some disciplines have conducted extensive and in-depth research on consciousness in the nerves and brain, and although there is a lot of understanding of many functions of the brain, it is still a mystery about consciousness itself, and it is still impossible to explain the "problem of consciousness". The "problem of consciousness" refers to the problem of experience and feeling, such as the feeling of color, taste, light and shade, etc., the judgment of values, and so on. In recent years, the "problem of consciousness" has retriggered a long-standing philosophical debate, that is, whether consciousness suddenly emerges from matter, or whether all things are conscious (in ancient China, everything was spiritual). ”

In other words, the ancients in China have been studying and exploring the issue of consciousness for a long time. Yin Yuting suddenly asked.

Wu Lang smiled and nodded, and continued: "The mainstream Western worldview believes that matter determines consciousness, and consciousness is a by-product produced in matter. However, this materialist view has encountered difficulties and challenges that are difficult to overcome. For example, many scientists recognize that miracles are required to produce consciousness from unconscious matter, whereas materialism does not admit that there is the supernatural, in other words, it is impossible. Neuroscience has learned a lot about the function of the brain and so on, but many people doubt that materialism can solve the "problem of consciousness". Now some scientific researchers analyze from the perspective of quantum measurement, arguing that consciousness cannot be further simplified, nor does it suddenly appear in the movement of matter, because if consciousness is only a by-product of matter, then this cannot solve the "measurement problem" in quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics believes that objects are all probability waves before they are measured, and measurement makes the probability wave of an object "collapse" an observed reality. ”

"Then according to what you say, if consciousness is generated from matter, then fundamentally the brain is only a chance wave composed of microscopic particles such as atoms, electrons, protons, neutrons, etc., how can the chance wave of the brain make the probability wave of the observed object "collapse"? For the reality of the larger universe, does this mean that there are conscious observers outside the universe?" Yin Yuting looked at Wu Lang in surprise and asked.

This is the "measurement paradox" in quantum mechanics. In order to solve this paradox of quantum measurement, physicists have proposed many solutions, but fundamentally there is still no way around the problem of consciousness. Consciousness is the root of the problem of quantum measurement, and although physics recognizes that consciousness exists at the level of quantum mechanics, quantum mechanics alone cannot solve the problem of consciousness. Consciousness has plagued quantum mechanics since its inception, but physicists have long turned a blind eye to the problem in an attempt to escape this embarrassing puzzle. Wu Lang drank the mineral water in his hand and took another puff of cigarette before continuing.

"Based on the insurmountable problems encountered in the study of consciousness in empirical science, more and more people in the fields of philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, physics and other disciplines believe that consciousness is a basic property of matter and an inseparable part of the universe, just like time, space, mass, and energy. This is strikingly consistent with Buddhism's belief that "all things have Buddha nature"!

The existence of quantum entanglement is evidence that microscopic particles have consciousness, providing good evidence that "consciousness is a fundamental property of matter", and its significance is extraordinary. A growing number of scientists and researchers have come to realize that studying consciousness along the materialist basis is a dead end, and so they, many of them Westerners, have realized that they must change the worldview of Western empirical science to the worldview of Eastern philosophy. As a result, many Western scientists and researchers turned to Tianzhu, which directly led to the fact that Tianzhu yoga and mysticism have become very popular in the West in recent years. ”

If we recognize that consciousness is a fundamental property of matter, then it is not difficult to understand the phenomena related to the spiritual world that cannot be explained by empirical science, such as "sentient water", "prayer healing", "mantra induction", "twin sibling induction", "conjugal induction", "Baxter effect", "causal reincarnation", and so on. Yin Yuting said in a deep voice.

Wu Lang looked at her and said with a smile: "The Buddhists' 'all things have Buddha nature', and the Taoist doctrine of the unity of heaven and man, and the belief that "all things have spirits" should be the result of the practitioner's subtle observation of the universe. Consciousness transcends the four-dimensional space-time that we can see and feel, and if human eyes can see the microcosm, then we can see the existence of consciousness. The enlightenment of Buddhism may have reached this realm. More and more people are now predicting and expecting that the era of a new worldview is coming, that science will undergo major changes, and that the boundaries between science and religion will soon disappear. ”

Yin Yuting nodded and said, "I also once read a foreign report that scientists used a special bioelectric imaging camera to record photos of the moment of death. The gas discharge imaging method is used, and the blue color represents the vitality that is gradually detached from the human body. Scientists explain that the navel and head are the first places where the life force (i.e., the soul) is lost, and the groin and heart are the last places where the soul stays before heading to the infinite universe. ”

"I'll go, is there really such a thing as a soul?" Yin Fat looked at Tingting in surprise.

Well, the "souls" of those who have been subjected to violence or who have died suddenly before death usually show a state of confusion in their energy and will return to their bodies within a few days of death. For some unknown reason, the energy of these special people did not dissipate immediately after death. The photoelectric simulated light around the tip of the human finger contains the coupling of the physical and psychological synthesis of the human being. Yin Yuting nodded and said.