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>It's actually quite a bit more than a "...regurgitated form of amoral
>Hindu pantheism..." It's a mathematically quantifiable and testable
>hypothesis.
>
>David Sutherland wrote:
>>
>[snipped]
>>
>> The so-called "Holographic Universe" is merely a regurgitated form of amoral
>> Hindu Pantheism, which in itself is a fundamentally slavish dogma that
>> craves the subjugation and dissolution of the individual spirit into the
>> communist-like universal "oneness".
>>
>[snipped]
>
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "tenebroust" <tenebro...@altavista.com>
>> To: <c...@listserv.aol.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 1:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CTRL] Fw: Magic = technology we don't understand
>>
>> > Thank you Bob! What a great article, it fits in nicely with my own views
>> of "reality" as we "know" it. It is nice to know that there are some "real"
>> scientists out there who hold this view of reality as Maya. It opens up
>> worlds of possibilities.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, 18 April 2000, "Robert F. Tatman" wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> > > The sender of this message included the following comment: "I don't know
>> the
>> > > origin of this essay -- somebody copied it onto another list I'm on, but
>> it
>> > > is an eye opener -- among
>> > > other things it shows underlying ideas behind the magical law of
>> contagion."
>> > >
>> > > My own reaction was that it validates the observation in *Illuminatus*
>> that
>> > > "reality is a consensus statement."
>> > >
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: Ambrose Hawk <ah...@centurytel.net>
>> > > To: <snipped>
>> > > Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2000 1:26 PM
>> > > Subject: Magic = technology we don't understand
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > The Universe as a Hologram
>> > > >
>> > > > Does Objective Reality Exist, or is the Universe a Phantasm?
>> > > >
>> > > > In 1982 a remarkable event took place. At the University of Paris, a
>> > > > research team led by physicist Alain Aspect performed what may turn
>> out to
>> > > > be one of the most important experiments of the 20th century. You did
>> not
>> > > > hear about it on the evening news. In fact, unless you are in the
>> habit of
>> > > > reading scientific journals you probably have never even heard
>> Aspect's
>> > > > name, though there are some who believe his discovery may change the
>> face
>> > > of
>> > > > science.
>> > > >
>> > > > Aspect and his team discovered that under certain circumstances
>> subatomic
>> > > > particles such as electrons are able to instantaneously communicate
>> with
>> > > > each other regardless of the distance separating them. It doesn't
>> matter
>> > > > whether they are 10 feet or 10 billion miles apart. Somehow each
>> particle
>> > > > always seems to know what the other is doing. The problem with this
>> feat
>> > > is
>> > > > that it violates Einstein's long-held tenet that no communication can
>> > > travel
>> > > > faster than the speed of light. Since traveling faster than the speed
>> of
>> > > > light is tantamount to breaking the time barrier, this daunting
>> prospect
>> > > has
>> > > > caused some physicists to try to come up with elaborate ways to
>> explain
>> > > away
>> > > > Aspect's findings. But it has inspired others to offer even more
>> radical
>> > > > explanations.
>> > > >
>> > > > University of London physicist David Bohm, for example,believes
>> Aspect's
>> > > > findings imply that objective reality does not exist, that despite its
>> > > > apparent solidity the universe is at heart a phantasm, a gigantic and
>> > > > splendidly detailed hologram. To understand why Bohm makes this
>> startling
>> > > > assertion, one must first understand a little about holograms. A
>> hologram
>> > > is
>> > > > a three-dimensional photograph made with the aid of a laser.
>> > > >
>> > > > To make a hologram, the object to be photographed is first bathed in
>> the
>> > > > light of a laser beam. Then a second laser beam is bounced off the
>> > > reflected
>> > > > light of the first and the resulting interference pattern (the area
>> where
>> > > > the two laser beams commingle) is captured on film. When the film is
>> > > > developed, it looks like a meaningless swirl of light and dark lines.
>> But
>> > > as
>> > > > soon as the developed film is illuminated by another laser beam, a
>> > > > three-dimensional image of the original object appears.
>> > > >
>> > > > The three-dimensionality of such images is not the only remarkable
>> > > > characteristic of holograms. If a hologram of a rose is cut in half
>> and
>> > > then
>> > > > illuminated by a laser, each half will still be found to contain the
>> > > entire
>> > > > image of the rose. Indeed, even if the halves are divided again, each
>> > > > snippet of film will always be found to contain a smaller but intact
>> > > version
>> > > > of the original image. Unlike normal photographs, every part of a
>> hologram
>> > > > contains all the information possessed by the whole.
>> > > >
>> > > > The "whole in every part" nature of a hologram provides us with an
>> > > entirely
>> > > > new way of understanding organization and order. For most of its
>> history,
>> > > > Western science has labored under the bias that the best way to
>> understand
>> > > a
>> > > > physical phenomenon, whether a frog or an atom, is to dissect it and
>> study
>> > > > its respective parts. A hologram teaches us that some things in the
>> > > universe
>> > > > may not lend themselves to this approach. If we try to take apart
>> > > something
>> > > > constructed holographically, we will not get the pieces of which it is
>> > > made,
>> > > > we will only get smaller wholes.
>> > > >
>> > > > This insight suggested to Bohm another way of understanding Aspect's
>> > > > discovery. Bohm believes the reason subatomic particles are able to
>> remain
>> > > > in contact with one another regardless of the distance separating them
>> is
>> > > > not because they are sending some sort of mysterious signal back and
>> > > forth,
>> > > > but because their separateness is an illusion. He argues that at some
>> > > deeper
>> > > > level of reality such particles are not individual entities, but are
>> > > > actually extensions of the same fundamental something.
>> > > >
>> > > > To enable people to better visualize what he means, Bohm offers the
>> > > > following illustration. Imagine an aquarium containing a fish. Imagine
>> > > also
>> > > > that you are unable to see the aquarium directly and your knowledge
>> about
>> > > it
>> > > > and what it contains comes from two television cameras, one directed
>> at
>> > > the
>> > > > aquarium's front and the other directed at its side.As you stare at
>> the
>> > > two
>> > > > television monitors, you might assume that the fish on each of the
>> screens
>> > > > are separate entities. After all, because the cameras are set at
>> different
>> > > > angles, each of the images will be slightly different. But as you
>> continue
>> > > > to watch the two fish, you will eventually become aware that there is
>> a
>> > > > certain relationship between them. When one turns, the other also
>> makes a
>> > > > slightly different but corresponding turn; when one faces the front,
>> the
>> > > > other always faces toward the side. If you remain unaware of the full
>> > > scope
>> > > > of the situation, you might even conclude that the fish must be
>> > > > instantaneously communicating with one another, but this is clearly
>> not
>> > > the
>> > > > case.
>> > > >
>> > > > This, says Bohm, is precisely what is going on between the subatomic
>> > > > particles in Aspect's experiment. According to Bohm, the apparent
>> > > > faster-than-light connection between subatomic particles is really
>> telling
>> > > > us that there is a deeper level of reality we are not privy to, a more
>> > > > complex dimension beyond our own that is analogous to the aquarium.
>> And,
>> > > he
>> > > > adds, we view objects such as subatomic particles as separate from one
>> > > > another because we are seeing only a portion of their reality. Such
>> > > > particles are not separate "parts", but facets of a deeper and more
>> > > > underlying unity that is ultimately as holographic and indivisible as
>> the
>> > > > previously mentioned rose. And since everything in physical reality is
>> > > > comprised of these "eidolons", the universe is itself a projection, a
>> > > > hologram.
>> > > >
>> > > > In addition to its phantomlike nature, such a universe would possess
>> other
>> > > > rather startling features. If the apparent separateness of subatomic
>> > > > particles is illusory, it means that at a deeper level of reality all
>> > > things
>> > > > in the universe are infinitely interconnected.The electrons in a
>> carbon
>> > > atom
>> > > > in the human brain are connected to the subatomic particles that
>> comprise
>> > > > every salmon that swims, every heart that beats, and every star that
>> > > > shimmers in the sky. Everything interpenetrates everything, and
>> although
>> > > > human nature may seek to categorize and pigeonhole and subdivide, the
>> > > > various phenomena of the universe, all apportionments are of necessity
>> > > > artificial and all of nature is ultimately a seamless web.
>> > > >
>> > > > In a holographic universe, even time and space could no longer be
>> viewed
>> > > as
>> > > > fundamentals. Because concepts such as location break down in a
>> universe
>> > > in
>> > > > which nothing is truly separate from anything else, time and
>> > > > three-dimensional space, like the images of the fish on the TV
>> monitors,
>> > > > would also have to be viewed as projections of this deeper order. At
>> its
>> > > > deeper level reality is a sort of superhologram in which the past,
>> > > present,
>> > > > and future all exist simultaneously. This suggests that given the
>> proper
>> > > > tools it might even be possible to someday reach into the
>> superholographic
>> > > > level of reality and pluck out scenes from the long-forgotten past.
>> > > >
>> > > > What else the superhologram contains is an open-ended question.
>> Allowing,
>> > > > for the sake of argument, that the superhologram is the matrix that
>> has
>> > > > given birth to everything in our universe, at the very least it
>> contains
>> > > > every subatomic particle that has been or will be -- every
>> configuration
>> > > of
>> > > > matter and energy that is possible, from snowflakes to quasars, from
>> blue
>> > > > whales to gamma rays. It must be seen as a sort of cosmic storehouse
>> of
>> > > > "All That Is."
>> > > >
>> > > > Although Bohm concedes that we have no way of knowing what else might
>> lie
>> > > > hidden in the superhologram, he does venture to say that we have no
>> reason
>> > > > to assume it does not contain more. Or as he puts it, perhaps the
>> > > > superholographic level of reality is a "mere stage" beyond which lies
>> "an
>> > > > infinity of further development".Bohm is not the only researcher who
>> has
>> > > > found evidence that the universe is a hologram. Working independently
>> in
>> > > the
>> > > > field of brain research, Standford neurophysiologist Karl Pribram has
>> also
>> > > > become persuaded of the holographic nature of reality.
>> > > >
>> > > > Pribram was drawn to the holographic model by the puzzle of how and
>> where
>> > > > memories are stored in the brain. For decades numerous studies have
>> shown
>> > > > that rather than being confined to a specific location, memories are
>> > > > dispersed throughout the brain. In a series of landmark experiments in
>> the
>> > > > 1920s, brain scientist Karl Lashley found that no matter what portion
>> of a
>> > > > rat's brain he removed he was unable to eradicate its memory of how to
>> > > > perform complex tasks it had learned prior to surgery. The only
>> problem
>> > > was
>> > > > that no one was able to come up with a mechanism that might explain
>> this
>> > > > curious "whole in every part" nature of memory storage.
>> > > >
>> > > > Then in the 1960s Pribram encountered the concept of holography and
>> > > realized
>> > > > he had found the explanation brain scientists had been looking for.
>> > > Pribram
>> > > > believes memories are encoded not in neurons, or small groupings of
>> > > neurons,
>> > > > but in patterns of nerve impulses that crisscross the entire brain in
>> the
>> > > > same way that patterns of laser light interference crisscross the
>> entire
>> > > > area of a piece of film containing a holographic image. In other
>> words,
>> > > > Pribram believes the brain is itself a hologram.
>> > > >
>> > > > Pribram's theory also explains how the human brain can store so many
>> > > > memories in so little space. It has been estimated that the human
>> brain
>> > > has
>> > > > the capacity to memorize something on the order of 10 billion bits of
>> > > > information during the average human lifetime (or roughly the same
>> amount
>> > > of
>> > > > information contained in five sets of the Encyclopaedia Britannica).
>> > > > Similarly, it has been discovered that in addition to their other
>> > > > capabilities, holograms possess an astounding capacity for information
>> > > > storage--simply by changing the angle at which the two lasers strike a
>> > > piece
>> > > > of photographic film, it is possible to record many different images
>> on
>> > > the
>> > > > same surface. It has been demonstrated that one cubic centimeter of
>> film
>> > > can
>> > > > hold as many as 10 billion bits of information.
>> > > >
>> > > > Our uncanny ability to quickly retrieve whatever information we need
>> from
>> > > > the enormous store of our memories becomes more understandable if the
>> > > brain
>> > > > functions according to holographic principles. If a friend asks you to
>> > > tell
>> > > > him what comes to mind when he says the word "zebra", you do not have
>> to
>> > > > clumsily sort back through some gigantic and cerebral alphabetic file
>> to
>> > > > arrive at an answer. Instead, associations like "striped",
>> "horselike",
>> > > and
>> > > > "animal native to Africa" all pop into your head instantly.Indeed, one
>> of
>> > > > the most amazing things about the human thinking process is that every
>> > > piece
>> > > > of information seems instantly cross- correlated with every other
>> piece of
>> > > > information--another feature intrinsic to the hologram. Because every
>> > > > portion of a hologram is infinitely interconnected with every other
>> > > portion,
>> > > > it is perhaps nature's supreme example of a cross-correlated system.
>> > > >
>> > > > The storage of memory is not the only neurophysiological puzzle that
>> > > becomes
>> > > > more tractable in light of Pribram's holographic model of the brain.
>> > > Another
>> > > > is how the brain is able to translate the avalanche of frequencies it
>> > > > receives via the senses (light frequencies, sound frequencies, and so
>> on)
>> > > > into the concrete world of our perceptions. Encoding and decoding
>> > > > frequencies is precisely what a hologram does best. Just as a hologram
>> > > > functions as a sort of lens, a translating device able to convert an
>> > > > apparently meaningless blur of frequencies into a coherent image,
>> Pribram
>> > > > believes the brain also comprises a lens and uses holographic
>> principles
>> > > to
>> > > > mathematically convert the frequencies it receives through the senses
>> into
>> > > > the inner world of our perceptions.
>> > > >
>> > > > An impressive body of evidence suggests that the brain uses
>> holographic
>> > > > principles to perform its operations. Pribram's theory, in fact, has
>> > > gained
>> > > > increasing support among neurophysiologists. Argentinian-Italian
>> > > researcher
>> > > > Hugo Zucarelli recently extended the holographic model into the world
>> of
>> > > > acoustic phenomena. Puzzled by the fact that humans can locate the
>> source
>> > > of
>> > > > sounds without moving their heads, even if they only possess hearing
>> in
>> > > one
>> > > > ear, Zucarelli discovered that holographic principles can explain this
>> > > > ability. Zucarelli has also developed the technology of holophonic
>> sound,
>> > > a
>> > > > recording technique able to reproduce acoustic situations with an
>> almost
>> > > > uncanny realism.
>> > > >
>> > > > Pribram's belief that our brains mathematically construct "hard"
>> reality
>> > > by
>> > > > relying on input from a frequency domain has also received a good deal
>> of
>> > > > experimental support. It has been found that each of our senses is
>> > > sensitive
>> > > > to a much broader range of frequencies than was previously
>> > > > suspected.Researchers have discovered, for instance, that our visual
>> > > systems
>> > > > are sensitive to sound frequencies, that our sense of smell is in part
>> > > > dependent on what are now called "osmic frequencies", and that even
>> the
>> > > > cells in our bodies are sensitive to a broad range of frequencies.
>> Such
>> > > > findings suggest that it is only in the holographic domain of
>> > > consciousness
>> > > > that such frequencies are sorted out and divided up into conventional
>> > > > perceptions.
>> > > >
>> > > > But the most mind-boggling aspect of Pribram's holographic model of
>> the
>> > > > brain is what happens when it is put together with Bohm's theory. For
>> if
>> > > the
>> > > > concreteness of the world is but a secondary reality and what is
>> "there"
>> > > is
>> > > > actually a holographic blur of frequencies, and if the brain is also a
>> > > > hologram and only selects some of the frequencies out of this blur and
>> > > > mathematically transforms them into sensory perceptions, what becomes
>> of
>> > > > objective reality? Put quite simply, it ceases to exist. As the
>> religions
>> > > of
>> > > > the East have long upheld, the material world is Maya, an illusion,
>> and
>> > > > although we may think we are physical beings moving through a physical
>> > > > world, this too is an illusion. We are really "receivers" floating
>> through
>> > > a
>> > > > kaleidoscopic sea of frequency, and what we extract from this sea and
>> > > > transmogrify into physical reality is but one channel from many
>> extracted
>> > > > out of the superhologram.
>> > > >
>> > > > This striking new picture of reality, the synthesis of Bohm and
>> Pribram's
>> > > > views, has come to be called the holographic paradigm, and although
>> many
>> > > > scientists have greeted it with skepticism, it has galvanized others.
>> A
>> > > > small but growing group of researchers believe it may be the most
>> accurate
>> > > > model of reality science has arrived at thus far. More than that, some
>> > > > believe it may solve some mysteries that have never before been
>> > > explainable
>> > > > by science and even establish the paranormal as a part of nature.
>> > > >
>> > > > Numerous researchers, including Bohm and Pribram, have noted that many
>> > > > para-psychological phenomena become much more understandable in terms
>> of
>> > > the
>> > > > holographic paradigm. In a universe in which individual brains are
>> > > actually
>> > > > indivisible portions of the greater hologram and everything is
>> infinitely
>> > > > interconnected, telepathy may merely be the accessing of the
>> holographic
>> > > > level. It is obviously much easier to understand how information can
>> > > travel
>> > > > from the mind of individual 'A' to that of individual 'B' at a far
>> > > distance
>> > > > point and helps to understand a number of unsolved puzzles in
>> psychology.
>> > > In
>> > > > particular, Grof feels the holographic paradigm offers a model for
>> > > > understanding many of the baffling phenomena experienced by
>> individuals
>> > > > during altered states of consciousness.
>> > > >
>> > > > In the 1950s, while conducting research into the beliefs of LSD as a
>> > > > psychotherapeutic tool, Grof had one female patient who suddenly
>> became
>> > > > convinced she had assumed the identity of a female of a species of
>> > > > prehistoric reptile. During the course of her hallucination, she not
>> only
>> > > > gave a richly detailed description of what it felt like to be
>> encapsuled
>> > > in
>> > > > such a form, but noted that the portion of the male of the species's
>> > > anatomy
>> > > > was a patch of colored scales on the side of its head. What was
>> startling
>> > > to
>> > > > Grof was that although the woman had no prior knowledge about such
>> things,
>> > > a
>> > > > conversation with a zoologist later confirmed that in certain species
>> of
>> > > > reptiles colored areas on the head do indeed play an important role as
>> > > > triggers of sexual arousal.
>> > > >
>> > > > The woman's experience was not unique. During the course of his
>> research,
>> > > > Grof encountered examples of patients regressing and identifying with
>> > > > virtually every species on the evolutionary tree (research findings
>> which
>> > > > helped influence the man-into-ape scene in the movie Altered States).
>> > > > Moreover, he found that such experiences frequently contained obscure
>> > > > zoological details which turned out to be accurate.
>> > > >
>> > > > Regressions into the animal kingdom were not the only puzzling
>> > > psychological
>> > > > phenomena Grof encountered. He also had patients who appeared to tap
>> into
>> > > > some sort of collective or racial unconscious. Individuals with little
>> or
>> > > no
>> > > > education suddenly gave detailed descriptions of Zoroastrian funerary
>> > > > practices and scenes from Hindu mythology. In other categories of
>> > > > experience, individuals gave persuasive accounts of out-of-body
>> journeys,
>> > > of
>> > > > precognitive glimpses of the future, of regressions into apparent
>> > > past-life
>> > > > incarnations.
>> > > >
>> > > > In later research, Grof found the same range of phenomena manifested
>> in
>> > > > therapy sessions which did not involve the use of drugs. Because the
>> > > common
>> > > > element in such experiences appeared to be the transcending of an
>> > > > individual's consciousness beyond the usual boundaries of ego and/or
>> > > > limitations of space and time, Grof called such manifestations
>> > > > "transpersonal experiences", and in the late '60s he helped found a
>> branch
>> > > > of psychology called "transpersonal psychology" devoted entirely to
>> their
>> > > > study.
>> > > >
>> > > > Although Grof's newly founded Association of Transpersonal Psychology
>> > > > garnered a rapidly growing group of like-minded professionals and has
>> > > become
>> > > > a respected branch of psychology, for years neither Grof or any of his
>> > > > colleagues were able to offer a mechanism for explaining the bizarre
>> > > > psychological phenomena they were witnessing. But that has changed
>> with
>> > > the
>> > > > advent of the holographic paradigm.
>> > > >
>> > > > As Grof recently noted, if the mind is actually part of a continuum, a
>> > > > labyrinth that is connected not only to every other mind that exists
>> or
>> > > has
>> > > > existed, but to every atom, organism, and region in the vastness of
>> space
>> > > > and time itself,the fact that it is able to occasionally make forays
>> into
>> > > > the labyrinth and have transpersonal experiences no longer seems so
>> > > strange.
>> > > >
>> > > > The holographic paradigm also has implications for so-called hard
>> sciences
>> > > > like biology. Keith Floyd, a psychologist at Virginia Intermont
>> College,
>> > > has
>> > > > pointed out that if the concreteness of reality is but a holographic
>> > > > illusion, it would no longer be true to say the brain produces
>> > > > consciousness. Rather, it is consciousness that creates the appearance
>> of
>> > > > the brain as well as the body and everything else around us we
>> interpret
>> > > as
>> > > > physical.
>> > > >
>> > > > Such a turnabout in the way we view biological structures has caused
>> > > > researchers to point out that medicine and our understanding of the
>> > > healing
>> > > > process could also be transformed by the holographic paradigm. If the
>> > > > apparent physical structure of the body is but a holographic
>> projection of
>> > > > consciousness, it becomes clear that each of us is much more
>> responsible
>> > > for
>> > > > our health than current medical wisdom allows. What we now view as
>> > > > miraculous remissions of disease may actually be due to changes in
>> > > > consciousness which in turn effect changes in the hologram of the
>> body.
>> > > >
>> > > > Similarly, controversial new healing techniques such as visualization
>> may
>> > > > work so well because in the holographic domain of thought images are
>> > > > ultimately as real as "reality".Even visions and experiences involving
>> > > > "non-ordinary" reality become explainable under the holographic
>> paradigm.
>> > > In
>> > > > his book "Gifts of Unknown Things," biologist Lyall Watson describes
>> his
>> > > > encounter with an Indonesian shaman woman who, by performing a ritual
>> > > dance,
>> > > > was able to make an entire grove of trees instantly vanish into thin
>> air.
>> > > > Watson relates that as he and another astonished onlooker continued to
>> > > watch
>> > > > the woman, she caused the trees to reappear, then "click" off again
>> and on
>> > > > again several times in succession.
>> > > >
>> > > > Although current scientific understanding is incapable of explaining
>> such
>> > > > events, experiences like this become more tenable if "hard" reality is
>> > > only
>> > > > a holographic projection.Perhaps we agree on what is "there" or "not
>> > > there"
>> > > > because what we call consensus reality is formulated and ratified at
>> the
>> > > > level of the human unconscious at which all minds are infinitely
>> > > > interconnected.If this is true, it is the most profound implication of
>> the
>> > > > holographic paradigm of all, for it means that experiences such as
>> > > Watson's
>> > > > are not commonplace only because we have not programmed our minds with
>> the
>> > > > beliefs that would make them so. In a holographic universe there are
>> no
>> > > > limits to the extent to which we can alter the fabric of reality.
>> > > >
>> > > > What we perceive as reality is only a canvas waiting for us to draw
>> upon
>> > > it
>> > > > any picture we want. Anything is possible, from bending spoons with
>> the
>> > > > power of the mind to the phantasmagoric events experienced by
>> Castaneda
>> > > > during his encounters with the Yaqui brujo don Juan, for magic is our
>> > > > birthright, no more or less miraculous than our ability to compute the
>> > > > reality we want when we are in our dreams.Indeed, even our most
>> > > fundamental
>> > > > notions about reality become suspect, for in a holographic universe,
>> as
>> > > > Pribram has pointed out, even random events would have to be seen as
>> based
>> > > > on holographic principles and therefore determined. Synchronicities or
>> > > > meaningful coincidences suddenly makes sense, and everything in
>> reality
>> > > > would have to be seen as a metaphor, for even the most haphazard
>> events
>> > > > would express some underlying symmetry.
>> > > >
>> > > > Whether Bohm and Pribram's holographic paradigm becomes accepted in
>> > > science
>> > > > or dies an ignoble death remains to be seen,but it is safe to say that
>> it
>> > > > has already had an influence on the thinking of many scientists. And
>> even
>> > > if
>> > > > it is found that the holographic model does not provide the best
>> > > explanation
>> > > > for the instantaneous communications that seem to be passing back and
>> > > forth
>> > > > between subatomic particles, at the very least, as noted by Basil
>> Hiley, a
>> > > > physicist at Birbeck College in London, Aspect's findings "indicate
>> that
>> > > we
>> > > > must be prepared to consider radically new views of reality".
>> > > >
>> > > > Larson Publications http://www.lightlink.com/larson
>> > > > Wisdom's Goldenrod http://www.goldenrod.org
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
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