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Friday, November 4, 2011

Quantum Holism

As for the concept of “quantum holism,” I think that the main characteristic of this concept is interdependence. While a mechanistic view which insists that all natural events are like machines or artifacts tends to neglect interdependence, quantum holism pays attention to reciprocal influences in reality. When we think about social issues such as international conflicts, environmental issues, or global economic crisis, the above worldview like mechanism will not give any beneficial clues to these global issues, because in that paradigm, these issues are recognized as isolated ones in countries and never thought as comprehensive issues in the world. As we know, our world is becoming more and more interconnected, so the first step toward a solution of such global issues might be to understand that our world is not separated but closely connected with each other.  

Quantum Society: Nonlocality


Memo: Nonlocality: “The concept of the interconnectedness of all things leads to the last and perhaps the most bizarre tenet of quantum physics” (Zohar & Marshall, 1994, p. 48). This concept challenges the phenomena such as healing from a distance and shared dreams, which can’t be expounded fully in terms of materialistic views. Though this idea of nonlocality is often lionized by New Age people, in fact, thousands of well-controlled researches show the existence of these kinds of phenomena, so we might acknowledge a part of the wisdom of nonlocality which has been regarded as an unscientific concept.
The following book which I don't read yet is also fascinating for me..."Quantum Psychology..." I heard this word in the class.

Radical Nature: Quantum Theory VS Determinism


One of the key concepts in quantum theory is “noncausal.” This term means that quantum events are not causal and intrinsically unpredictable (De Quincey, 2002). This concept refutes the idea of determinism which insists that every event is a cause-and-effect relationship. Of course, this deterministic idea made a numerous contribution to the modern psychics, but it includes an inherent limitation. For instance, the deterministic view couldn’t elucidate the logical connection between one event and another in a certain random event (e.g., weather). Although quantum theory also can’t illuminate the mechanism of a certain random event, it has a value in that it forces us to investigate the view of traditional paradigms (materialism, determinism, etc.).