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The theory that blew your mind in Biocentrism and Beyond Biocentrism is back, with brand-new research revealing the startling truth about our existence.
What is consciousness? Why are we here? Where did it all come from—the laws of nature, the stars, the universe? Humans have been asking these questions forever, but science hasn't succeeded in providing many answers—until now. In The Grand Biocentric Design, Robert Lanza, one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People," is joined by theoretical physicist Matej Pavšic and astronomer Bob Berman to shed light on the big picture that has long eluded philosophers and scientists alike.
This engaging, mind-stretching exposition of how the history of physics has led us to Biocentrism—the idea that life creates reality-takes readers on a step-by-step adventure into the great science breakthroughs of the past centuries, from Newton to the weirdness of quantum theory, culminating in recent revelations that will challenge everything you think you know about our role in the universe.
This book offers the most complete explanation of the science behind Biocentrism to date, delving into the origins of the memorable principles introduced in previous books in this series, as well as introducing new principles that complete the theory. The authors dive deep into topics including consciousness, time, and the evidence that our observations-or even knowledge in our minds-can affect how physical objects behave.
The Grand Biocentric Design is a one-of-a-kind, groundbreaking explanation of how the universe works, and an exploration of the science behind the astounding fact that time, space, and reality itself, all ultimately depend upon us.
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- ISBN: 9781950665556
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- ISBN: 9781950665556
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- English
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Medical scientist Lanza, with physicist Pavsič and science writer Berman, expands the argument for biocentrism in this new exploration of the subject. The current scientific consensus is that life is a product of the universe--but these authors argue that it's actually the other way around. Many of the unknowns in our current understanding of physics, assert the authors, begin to make sense if one allows that nature and its observer have effects on each other--in other words, that the living, conscious mind is necessary for laws of the universe to exist and function at all. This third book on biocentrism from Lanza and his co-authors seeks to move the topic out of the realm of speculation and prove that its ideas are based on hard science: "Did biocentrism more properly fall under the rubric of philosophy than of science? We certainly didn't think so. Yet we acknowledged that it would be nice to be able to seal the case for biocentrism on the physics alone." The authors outline the history and principles of the concept of biocentrism, including recent discoveries that have helped the theory gain greater traction. Augmented with this new research, they make the best case they can for their view on how the universe operates--attempting to establish, once and for all, the necessity of the observer. The book's prose is aimed at the general reader, and the authors craft their arguments--even the most complex ones--in smooth, accessible language. For example, here, they discuss the reception of Einstein's theory of relativity: "This connectedness between spatial dimensions and the temporal component threw most people for a loop. That's because in daily life, time seems utterly distinct from the three spatial realms." The arguments build in complexity as the work goes on but do so in a way that's quite thrilling. Not all readers will be persuaded by the authors' case, but its notions are exciting ones, and they do a sound job of linking them to observable, replicable experiments. Fans of revolutionary science--or just big, cerebral questions--will enjoy this ambitious work. A thought-provoking dispatch from the frontier of physics.
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