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Instantaneous nearfield electromagnetic fields are real and have been demonstrated both theoretically using Maxwell equations and experimentally. It has been proven that information in these fields propagate instantaneously. See links below for more information. The question I would like to address here is how instantaneous nearfield electromagnetic fields can be explained using quantum mechanics and does it support a particular interpretation. I think that phenomena can be explained using Pilot Wave theory and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle (HUP). In this interpretation HUP is: Δx Δp = h, where Δx and Δp correspond to average values. So in HUP: Δx Δp = h, where Δp=mΔv, thus HUP becomes: Δx Δv = h/m. In the nearfield where the field is created, Δx=0, therefore Δv=infinity. In the farfield, HUP: Δx Δp = h, where p = h/λ. HUP then becomes: Δx h/λ = h, or Δx=λ. Also in the farfield HUP becomes: λmΔv=h, thus Δv=h/(mλ). Since p=h/λ, then Δv=p/m. Also since p=mc, then Δv=c. So in summary, in the nearfield Δv=infinity, and in the farfield Δv=c, where Δv is the average velocity of the photon according to Pilot Wave theory. But according to the Copenhagen interpretation, the above argument does not make sense, since Δv corresponds to uncertainties in their values. So proof of instantaneous propagating fields, as we have done in our experiment, would invalidate the Copenhagen interpretation and validate the Pilot Wave interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. In addition to the Pilot Wave interpretation, only the Ensemble Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics also interprets the Heisenberg uncertainty principle (HUP) in terms of averages. But the Ensemble Interpretation does not support instantaneous propagation of information, whereas Pilot Wave theory does. Therefore, other than Pilot Wave theory, no other interpretation of Quantum Mechanics supports instantaneous propagation of information as demonstrated in our experiment, and interprets the Heisenberg uncertainty principle in terms of averages. *Electromagnetic pulse experiment paper: www.techrxiv.org/doi/full/10.36227/techrxiv.170862178.82175798/v1 *RU-vid presentation of above arguments: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sePdJ7vSQvQ.html <ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sePdJ7vSQvQ.html> *More extensive paper for the above arguments: William D. Walker and Dag Stranneby, A New Interpretation of Relativity, 2023: vixra.org/abs/2309.0145 Dr. William Walker
The basic purpose of nature is to always be changing anyway anyhow. Why didn't you mention the 500 million year two stage mass extinction period of the great oxygenation era that developed from the internal path of development by emergence and development of forms within nature? The speaker repudiates an unstable nature atop a radically unstable nonliving world in a necessary way that discounts the value of the world for the sake of his local and temporary open system. What else can he do with that critical mass of imagination that nature instilled? Could he possibly accept the world as it exists to the extent that it can be determined by limited human consciousness and seemingly unlimited self interests? Nature is the kind of nature that creates itself and also humans with their ideas of repudiation of nature as always unacceptable aspects. But humans can't comprehend the complex whole or control it wit their 30 watt brains.
Hey @malexandrec, you've really hit on some deep points! It's true, we didn't get into the Great Oxygenation Event in our chat with Dr. Stephan Harding, focusing more on the interconnectedness of life via Gaia theory. The vast history of Earth's changes and extinctions, including the one you mentioned, is definitely a huge part of the story of life. It's a reminder of how dynamic and complex nature is, and how much there is to learn and understand about our place within it. Your point about the limitations of human perception and our attempts to comprehend and influence the natural world is well taken. It's a challenge to grasp the full complexity of nature with our limited perspectives, but it's crucial for deepening our connection with the planet. Thanks for bringing such a thoughtful perspective to the table; it really emphasizes the depth and complexity of our connection with nature.
Jesus surrendered to his humanity, his humanness, Mary Magdalene, the sensual-spiritual-sexual. She was the only human to experience him in that way. She surrendered to him in all ways when he was alive and when he gave up his body.
Thank you, @NeelamSundaram, for your deep insights on Mary Magdalene's unique connection with Jesus. Your comment adds a valuable perspective to our discussion on the significant roles of women in spiritual traditions!
@@scienceandwisdomlive Your work is so important right now. On social media, the feminine remains misunderstood, mischaracterized, maligned. There is a unique personality on social media who's taken the name Mary Magdalene. Her undeniable courage is a blazing neon sign that reads "This is what you want? I'll give it to you." She has offered up her body to become the epitome of distorted feminine. What a social commentary, to derive personal power from self-distortion rather than giving away this power to anyone else. Mary Magdalene can take on any form in modern times. No matter how much her image became distorted, she has an Immaculate Heart. Bless your work, bless your immaculate heart. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-p1hlJrMWGZs.html
I appreciate the topic and interview but am often thrown if when serious questions regarding grave situations are asked with a laugh in tow. I hear this in other interviews from both interviewer and interviewee. I hear Harding holding a balance between seriousness and hopelessness. He answers gently and thoughtfully and in earnest. The gravity of our current situation I think requires this- a capacity hold seriousness and grief in a gentle, fluid way. This is not in anyway to say humor or comedy do not have a place in dealing with or coping with all of it but this interview does not feel jocular in the least so I'm confused by the laughing.
Your observation about laughter during serious discussions in interviews is insightful. It's often a natural human reaction to ease tension or discomfort, even in grave topics. While humor has its place in coping, it can seem out of place in solemn contexts, as you noted in this interview. Balancing seriousness and gentleness, as Harding does, is indeed the key in addressing these significant issues effectively ;)
Thank you for your comment. It's true that David Bohm and Jiddu Krishnamurti had a profound intellectual relationship and influenced each other's work considerably. However, it's worth noting that while Bohm drew significant inspiration from Krishnamurti, his contributions to the fields of physics and philosophy are also grounded in his own academic background and personal insights. Their dialogues certainly enriched both of their perspectives, creating a synergy that added depth and nuance to their individual philosophies. Would you agree that the beauty of such intellectual friendships lies in the mutual exchange and growth?
i comment as i watch, not after. so i honestly didnt know this other lady was gonna say the word "ready." i feel like this should be stressed. terma is such a beautiful word tho.
im grateful theyre still lettin the old maid from Gondor's Houses of Healing come out and speak. She's one of very few humans Shadowfax would consent to show the meaning of haste. wise men may long remember your words, Ioreth. < 3 when theyre ready. $ wink wink.
I have mixed feelings about the book. Many qualities: I like the dispersed format of the story, some aspects of the style, some useful reminders such as "climate change is real and caused by humans," or "we are in the sixth mass extinction," or "this is the Jevons paradox." But too many things are plain wrong. Chapter 56 in the book: "The US and several other big countries had withdrawn from the court’s jurisdiction (The Intertnational Criminal Court of The Hague) after negative rulings against their citizens." whereas in our real world: "The General Assembly (of the UN) convened a conference in Rome in June 1998, with the aim of finalizing the treaty to serve as the Court's statute. On 17 July 1998, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court was adopted by a vote of 120 to seven, with 21 countries abstaining. The seven countries that voted against the treaty were China, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Qatar, the U.S., and Yemen." Quite another reality... Chapter 55 in the book, writing about France: ...the Commune of 1848... No. The Revolution of 1848 (the third one) from February 22 to February 24, 1848, led to the abdication of King Louis Philippe and to the foundation of the Second Republic. The Commune was in France a Parisian insurrection against the Third Republic, from March 18 to May 28, 1871. The two are never confused, neither in French nor in English. When you know Switzerland, it is kind of hilarious to see it portrayed as a welcoming country for refugees, and in Chapter 47, you might be led to believe that the Swiss banking industry is an old thing of the past that has little to do with Swiss prosperity (LOL). And about Germany and France, chapter 50: "...the rest of the world was irrelevant, or at most instruments to be used." What should one say, then, maybe, about the USA? About China? etc. But the worst thing is the substance of the book. The reader might be led to believe that, yes, the climate situation is very, very bad (it starts like that in Chapter 1), but don't you worry too much, "clean energy", geoengineering and human goodwill will save us... in some decades, when many scientists today estimate we may have already crossed irreversible tipping points, when James Hansen writes "Eventual global warming due to today's GHG forcing alone - after slow feedbacks operate - is about 10°C." An increase of 5°C is generally considered beyond the point of extinction for humans. So false hope not based in reality is noxious, an anesthesic against action. Really, this is the only kind of book our contemporary fiction literature has to offer other than apocalyptic/survivalist, Rambo type, or stupid zombie series? At the most defining time in human history, maybe the end of humanity, I'd like to give this excerpt of "Where is the fiction about climate change" by Amitav Ghosh, in The Guardian (the whole article is online and worth reading). "In a substantially altered world, when sea-level rise has swallowed the Sundarbans and made cities such as Kolkata, New York and Bangkok uninhabitable, when readers and museum-goers turn to the art and literature of our time, will they not look, first and most urgently, for traces and portents of the altered world of their inheritance? And when they fail to find them, what can they do other than to conclude that ours was a time when most forms of art and literature were drawn into the modes of concealment that prevented people from recognising the realities of their plight? Quite possibly, then, this era, which so congratulates itself on its self-awareness, will come to be known as the time of the Great Derangement." As global warming and overshoot don't happen in a vacuum but are descending on our society with politics, here is an excerpt from "Parable of the Talents" by Octavia Butler (1998): Jarret was inaugurated today. We listened to his speech-short and rousing. Plenty of “America, America, God shed his grace on thee,” and “God bless America,” and “One nation, indivisible, under God,” and patriotism, law, order, sacred honor, flags everywhere, Bibles everywhere, people waving one of each. His sermon-because that’s what it was-was from Isaiah, Chapter One. “Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate as overthrown by strangers.” Adam Flint, author of "Mona," on Amazon.
Am on my way to a Meeting with a cooperative who produce organic fertilizer. Been reading a lot about ecology & i am a practising agro-ecology promoter. As a catholic we have our Laudato Si awakening us towards the same end this conversation is tackling. Thank you so much for all you have shared, very affirming, inspiring & am truly moved to learn more & be nourished towards becoming a child of the Gaia Earth!
Consciousness is the ground of Albion it is energy that is neither created nor destroyed it is the possible of all possible's limitless flow of energy that we collapse into reality with our awareness.
I am hesitant to accept that you do this type of meditation a lot, Scott, because you cannot lead it for five minutes without your screen. If you practice piano everyday, you can play a piece without the sheet music in a week.
I am interested in getting in contact with Prof Hiley and Paul Howard for research purposes, can anyone from the Science & Wisdom team let me know how I can do this please?
I too had always been a Buddhist but didn't know it until I heard a Buddhist teaching in a language and with metaphors I could understand. Changed my life forever. I'm so happy I found the dharma again.
Because we can’t figure out that how consciousness is independent from mind, brain and body that does not mean it’s independent is not true, scientist still need to work to find out hard problem of consciousness.
As per VEDIC knowledge, Self was existing before brain developed, so how come brain creates self? Also Self was, is and will exist before universe was born and after universe will collapse.
Consciousness can be experienced "In-Itself" in the state of Samadhi (Satori). No problem, access the foremost Shiva mantra from the Rig Veda: "Mahamritunjaya mantra - Sacred Sounds Choir" Listen to it for 5 min per day for at least two weeks. In due time you will and tap into and merge with the non-dual Reality, what Spinoza called Substance, also called by Aristotle "Being-In-Itself", the One of Plotinus, the Tao, etc.
Real conversation on real issues. It was really nice to hear all guests.. People must lusten to it.Thanks to the entire team. Please keep on sharing such videos. Vandana is an asset to us👍👍👍
If you listen carefully you can catch the contradiction in what Anil is saying. Early in the interview he said there is a correlation between conscious experience and brain so brain is in some way contributing to the experience. Then he said everything is a perception, body is also a perception. Now if body is a perception, why is brain not a perception? Why are we distinguishing brain and body. If brain is also a perception then are we telling perception is the cause of perception :). Does not make sense. Let's take the Buddhist perspective. In Madhyamakavatara 6.88 it says Buddha in one of the turnings of the wheel said all the three realms are the mind and then in dashabhumi sutra it is mentioned that mind is born from delusion. So Prasangikas first resolve everything to mind just like Chittamtra but eventually dismantle mind as also empty, whereas Chittamatra take mind as intrinsic and the final reality. If you listen to traditional classes on Madhyamakavatara by Geshe Dorji Damdul, Prasangikas in conventional analysis they just resolve everything to mind as subjective but in ultimate analysis they say everything is empty of intrinsic existence. In the same breath they say Arahats have non-dual experience in ultimate analysis and see the supreme. During meditation practice they talk about Dharmakaya, He Ru Ka Sri etc. Non-dual does not mean zero, it means one. Both the experiencer and experienced dissolves and what remains is not put into words. Also the experience is not like that of a rock which does not know itself nor the truth. Pure awareness cannot be ruled out. This is very similar to Advaita. The self which Buddhist dismantles is the ego, the agent of experience in Advaita. Even Advaita dismisses the ego. What Advaita does not dismiss is the Self with big "S" which is pure awareness that lights up the ego. So in my view pure awareness is upheld both in Advaita and Madhyamaka Buddhism, it is just that the Buddhist do not explicitly name it.
he is a materialist, by definition he is in contradiction, besides, they confuse conscience with the moral values, which are very subjective . The best , we could say at the inferior limit could deal with some moral values generally accepted , but there are superior stages of conscious which this guy excludes as he is ...a materialist.
are you a gullible sheep or are you the wolf in sheeps clothing Jesus warned us about?? Jesus said "DO NOT BABEL LIKE PAGANS".......repent for leading the sheep astray.....
Perhaps he could investigate the distance by which people speak with each other. He would find that they do not touch noses while speaking to another. But this is perhaps a rather complex problem for a physicist. Computer facility has nothing to do with age.
This might be interesting although I'm doubtful. For one, Anil didn't seem to possess even basic knowledge of consciousness in the annual philosophy debate and an hour and 10 minutes is not enough time to even cover the introductory material. But, I'll watch it. Note: because this discussion is rambling I found it necessary to go back to Anil's book, "Being You: A New Science of Consciousness", to confirm what he was trying to say. "The definition of consciousness as ‘any kind of subjective experience whatsoever’ is admittedly simple and may even sound trivial, but this is a good thing." ~ Actually, no. Since this definition is circular, it has no value. It's less than trivial. 17:25 I can't figure out why (other than profound ignorance) they would be talking about quantum mechanics. This is irrelevant to a discussion of consciousness. 25:00 Prediction is related but it does not create consciousness. It's actually present in non-conscious organisms like dragonflies. All you can see in this video or in his book is a man struggling and failing to grasp any real understanding of consciousness. This is a waste of time.
I agree Anil seth is joker worshipped by other jokers. He doesn't even understand the basic definition of hard problem of consciousness. But you are no different than him. If you understand consciousness and quantum mechanics you will find there is definitely some connection between quantum mechanics and consciousness.
@@scientious @scientious what? disaproved?😂😂. If you understand quantum mechanics you would know there is no single theory that can explain quantum mechanics. So, there is no theory that is "approved" or "disapproved". But people like you, due to their biasedness push forward their own speculative theories to claim something is approved and something is disapproved.
