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Although I don't believe this apparently scientists believe life formed on its own

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How can I be a Protestant when I disagree with abortion, SSM, Trans, DEI, allowing multiple interpretations of the bible ect. When I actually agree with the Orthodoxy of the early Catholic church such as from Clement and Ignatius. You don't know my beliefs so stop telling me what they are lol.
Curious you should bring it up in a science forum, but In this country, the majority of Protestants are the most vociferous opponents of abortion, SSM, trans, DEI, multiple interpretations of the Bible as well as other things like gun control and AGW. Catholics pale in comparison. Clement and Ignatius are allowed to be read, but they are not regarded as orthodox.
 
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I am willing to die on the hill fighting against metaphysics. It is a very boring topic.
I live in the metaphysics world. So much so that I'm unable to understand this physical world with out a metaphysical outlook underneath it. For myself, it's an exciting place to explore. But in the same breath, it always strikes me as just plain total ignorance of the metaphysical world when coming across those who attempt to bring physical science into the metaphysical sphere.
 
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But I disagree they are weak arguements in the first plaaace. They may be weak to a hyper skeptic but they are a pretty common arguement. Most people believe in something beyond the physical. There are a number of ways to support this besides hard science like physics.

Look at the links I supplied. They are not as weak as being made out. They are in scientific journals. At least give them some credit. But I have read some of these ideas and arguements are well agreed upon by many others who actually think some of these explanations and arguements are strong and fit the observations very well.
Not only are your links weak arguments but they are contradictory which is symptomatic of quote mining and confirmation bias.
On one hand there are links on the consciousness interpretation of QM which is explicitly mind dependent, on the other links for an out of mind or mind independent metaphysics.
They are mutually exclusive so which is the valid description, or this an example of posting links you do not necessarily agree with?

In the consciousness based interpretations of quantum mechanics (such as von Neumann–Wigner, Stapp), the system becomes entangled with the measuring apparatus, with the observer included in the measurement chain. These interpretations however do not specify a timescale for wavefunction collapse nor do they provide a testable link between conscious brain processes and quantum state reduction.

Physicists however took a page out of neurobiology and used the timescales for neuron processes in the brain as a reference timescale for wavefunction collapse. These were compared to quantum decoherence timescales.

ProcessTypical TimescalePhysical DomainNotes
Single neuron action potential~1–2 msNeurobiologySpike duration
Synaptic transmission~1–10 msNeurobiologyChemical synapse delay
Local neural integration~10–50 msNeurobiologyCortical processing
Global neural integration~50–100 msNeurobiologyLarge-scale coherence
Conscious awareness (minimal)~100–300 msNeurobiology / PsychologyEarliest reportable awareness
Voluntary conscious report~300–500 msNeurobiology / PsychologyLibet-style timings
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Decoherence of microscopic superpositions~10⁻¹³ – 10⁻⁹ sQuantum physicsDepends on environment
Decoherence of mesoscopic systems~10⁻²⁰ – 10⁻¹⁵ sQuantum physicsExtremely rapid
Decoherence of macroscopic objects~10⁻²³ s or fasterQuantum physicsEffectively instantaneous
Decoherence of neural states≪ 10⁻¹³ sQuantum physicsMuch faster than neural firing

Despite your constant lying about the consciousness interpretation of QM being the greatest thing since sliced bread, the evidence shows quantum decoherence occurs at magnitudes of order faster than any neurological process.
In other words there is not enough time for the brain to be involved in the wavefunction collapse process which relegates the consciousness interpretation as a minor player in physics.
This is not a problem with other QM interpretations where wavefunction collapse can be instantaneous, occurs at measurement or not relevant as collapse doesn't occur.

It also rebuts your mantra that any discussion on the limitations of the consciousness interpretation or the supernatural in general turns into a metaphysical argument.
In this case realism based on evidence from quantum decoherence experiments shows up the limitations of the consciousness interpretation of QM.
 
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It also rebuts your mantra that any discussion on the limitations of the consciousness interpretation or the supernatural in general turns into a metaphysical argument.
In this case realism based on evidence from quantum decoherence experiments shows up the limitations of the consciousness interpretation of QM.
A puzzling factor about photosynthesis in plants is the speed and efficiency of the process which biochemistry cannot explain.
It is found QM is involved where photosynthesis uses quantum coherence for a few hundred femtoseconds—just long enough to move energy efficiently—before decoherence turns the process into a biochemical process.
No minds or metaphysics is required in this application of QM.

I have let AI provide a more detailed explanation.

How quantum mechanics works in photosynthesis​

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Step 1: Light creates a quantum excitation​

When a photon is absorbed by a pigment molecule (such as chlorophyll), it does not just heat the molecule. Instead, it creates a quantum excitation called an exciton.

  • An exciton is an excited electronic state
  • The excitation can be shared across several nearby molecules
This sharing is a purely quantum effect.


Step 2: Delocalization (the key quantum feature)​

For a very short time:

  • The exciton is delocalized over multiple pigments
  • This means the excitation is not localized on one molecule
  • It exists as a superposition of states
In practical terms, the energy can explore multiple pathways simultaneously through the molecular network.


Step 3: Coherence and interference​

Because the exciton is coherent:

  • Different pathways can interfere with each other
  • Less efficient paths interfere destructively
  • More efficient paths interfere constructively
This increases the probability that energy moves toward the reaction center rather than wandering randomly.


Step 4: Decoherence ends the quantum phase​

The surrounding protein, vibrations, and water molecules interact with the exciton.

  • These interactions cause decoherence
  • Quantum coherence typically lasts tens to hundreds of femtoseconds
  • This is just long enough for efficient energy transfer to occur
Decoherence does not break the process — it helps guide it.

This regime is called environment-assisted quantum transport.


Step 5: Classical chemistry takes over​

Once the energy reaches the reaction center:

  • The excitation becomes localized
  • An electron is transferred
  • Stable chemical reactions begin
At this point:

  • Quantum coherence is gone
  • The system behaves classically
  • No quantum information is preserved

Why this works (and where it stops)​

Photosynthesis succeeds because:

  • The system is small (a few molecules)
  • The timescale is ultrafast
  • The quantum state is not stored
  • The environment is structured, not random
Quantum effects are used as a temporary transport aid, not as computation or memory.

 
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Oh, there's plenty of doubt. I doubt Jesus ever existed. I doubt the existence of the supernatural, and I doubt that there is life after death.
When I said "no doubt", what I meant was that strictly from the scriptures, there is no doubt. My intent was not to make a broader statement than that.
 
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Yes I agree. He was visibly and it seems physically there. Though the idea of resurrecting a physical body is beyond the conception of what we think is physical as its impossible to do.
I am not sure what you mean when you say it is impossible to resurrect a physical body, if that is indeed what you are saying. Surely you are not suggesting that it is beyond God's power to raise Jesus in a body that is physical in the sense that it had arms, legs, etc. Because that is clearly what the scriptures attest to.
It seems whatever realm Christs body was in it defied space and time as we know it.
Again, I am not sure what you mean. His resurrected body certainly did not "defy space" - it was present in, and moved through, space.
 
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I live in the metaphysics world. So much so that I'm unable to understand this physical world with out a metaphysical outlook underneath it. For myself, it's an exciting place to explore. But in the same breath, it always strikes me as just plain total ignorance of the metaphysical world when coming across those who attempt to bring physical science into the metaphysical sphere.
What?@?!?
 
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I am not sure what you mean when you say it is impossible to resurrect a physical body, if that is indeed what you are saying. Surely you are not suggesting that it is beyond God's power to raise Jesus in a body that is physical in the sense that it had arms, legs, etc. Because that is clearly what the scriptures attest to.

Again, I am not sure what you mean. His resurrected body certainly did not "defy space" - it was present in, and moved through, space.
Sorry I meant its impossible to resurrect a physical body according to science. According to our conventional understanding that once someones dead they are dead forever. No human can ever bring a person back to life after they are dead.

I am not saying God cannot do this or that Christ could not do this. This is different was this is defying the physical laws we know. The biggest objection to Christ is that he came back from the dead. Because non believers think this impossible scientifically.
 
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Not only are your links weak arguments but they are contradictory which is symptomatic of quote mining and confirmation bias.
On one hand there are links on the consciousness interpretation of QM which is explicitly mind dependent,
Ok so there are peer reviewed links on Mind independence. Thankyou for confirming that.
on the other links for an out of mind or mind independent metaphysics.
Such as.

Not sure what you mean by mind dependent.

Lets once again go through the papers.
The 1st link is definitely about Mind beyond the physical brain ie from the abstract.
including phenomena where consciousness appears to extend beyond the physical brain and body in both space and time.

The 2nd link is definitely mind beyond the physical with Wheelers 'Participatory universe theory' and his theory of (It from Bit) ie information creates reality.

The 3rd link says it in the heading lol. (New Physics Experiment Indicates There’s No Objective Reality). Not only Mind beyond physical reality but there is no objective reality full stop and everything is Mind. This is based on Wigners Friend experiments which show there is no objective reality and it is the observer (observers Mind) that is creating the reality.

The 4th link also clearly states in the heading that it is looking at Research on Experiences Related to the Possibility of Consciousness Beyond the Brain: That is Mind beyond brain.

Once again thats 4 out of 4 supporting my claim. Lets look at link no 5. Once again it clearly states in the heading that this is about Mind beyond the brain: evidence, hypotheses to be tested, and research proposals.

Link no 6 is also on Mind beyond the brain ie This paper proposes that consciousness is not an emergent property of neural processes but a foundational aspect of reality. Foundational aspect of reality. In otherwords consciousness or Mind is a foundational aspect of reality. Which is Mind beyond the physical brain.

Link no 7. This is probably one of the best examples from Henry Stapp one of the worlds best physicists on QM and Mind.
Henry’s contention is that the very structure of quantum mechanics implies a central and irreducible role for mind:

Could not be more clear and from a physicist and peer reviewed. By the way thats one of the many physicist who disagree that observer based interpretation are on the outter. They believe they are on the inner and the best interpretation.

Link no 8. Need I say more. Planck himself agreeing when he says “I regard consciousness as fundamental…”"I regard matter as derivative from consciousness. In fact he is saying that Matter is a derivative from Mind.

So lets see thats 8 out of 8 links stating that Mind is beyond the physical and fundemental to reality. Even creating it. Do you want me to go on.

You claim this interpretation is dead in the water. I disagree and theres a growing body of work for this. Because its regarded as the most productive way forwrd in explaining the data and observations. If consciousness is real and interacts then its interactions will be non local. Everything goes through our minds.

Are you saying we can switch off and on our direct experiences of the world. That somehow when we think we are controlling reality with free will and agency its a delusion all the time.

They are mutually exclusive so which is the valid description, or this an example of posting links you do not necessarily agree with?
The valid description is what they all state in common. That consciouness and Mind are beyond the physical brain and fundemental to reality.
In the consciousness based interpretations of quantum mechanics (such as von Neumann–Wigner, Stapp), the system becomes entangled with the measuring apparatus, with the observer included in the measurement chain. These interpretations however do not specify a timescale for wavefunction collapse nor do they provide a testable link between conscious brain processes and quantum state reduction.
Actually Stapp for example says about The Quantum world of the instrument: the measuring instrument, the laboratory environment, and even the observer's body remain in a superposition of states until the observer consciously experiences a result. The instrument alone, therefore, doesn't force a single reality into being; it only amplifies quantum possibilities into macroscopic ones.

Stapps contention was why should we treat the measuring instrument any different to its surrounding world. Its part of the superposition of states. The only thing that is different to this is the observers conscious measure. Its not the instrument through which the measure is done. It is the observers Mind which is directly taking the measure. Its simple yet elegant and the reality we experience in everyday life.
Physicists however took a page out of neurobiology and used the timescales for neuron processes in the brain as a reference timescale for wavefunction collapse. These were compared to quantum decoherence timescales.

ProcessTypical TimescalePhysical DomainNotes
Single neuron action potential~1–2 msNeurobiologySpike duration
Synaptic transmission~1–10 msNeurobiologyChemical synapse delay
Local neural integration~10–50 msNeurobiologyCortical processing
Global neural integration~50–100 msNeurobiologyLarge-scale coherence
Conscious awareness (minimal)~100–300 msNeurobiology / PsychologyEarliest reportable awareness
Voluntary conscious report~300–500 msNeurobiology / PsychologyLibet-style timings
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Decoherence of microscopic superpositions~10⁻¹³ – 10⁻⁹ sQuantum physicsDepends on environment
Decoherence of mesoscopic systems~10⁻²⁰ – 10⁻¹⁵ sQuantum physicsExtremely rapid
Decoherence of macroscopic objects~10⁻²³ s or fasterQuantum physicsEffectively instantaneous
Decoherence of neural states≪ 10⁻¹³ sQuantum physicsMuch faster than neural firing

Despite your constant lying about the consciousness interpretation of QM being the greatest thing since sliced bread,
Its easy to accuse people of lies when someone misrepresents what is said lol. Show me where I said that consciousness interpretations are the "greatest thing since sliced bread". Is this not an exaggeration and hyperbole.
the evidence shows quantum decoherence occurs at magnitudes of order faster than any neurological process.
And it still doesn't explain subjective conscious experiences and never will.
In other words there is not enough time for the brain to be involved in the wavefunction collapse process which relegates the consciousness interpretation as a minor player in physics.
And many physicists disagree. They are not idiots or stupid lol.
This is not a problem with other QM interpretations where wavefunction collapse can be instantaneous, occurs at measurement or not relevant as collapse doesn't occur.
Yes the many worlds interpretation. Theres another (you and me) out there somewhere. Which is more far fetched. Or maybe there's just one version which is consciously unique and has agency and can change reality. Is not programmed like some machine.

I would rather go with the direct experiences rather than some story about universes far far away which we can never verify anyway.
It also rebuts your mantra that any discussion on the limitations of the consciousness interpretation or the supernatural in general turns into a metaphysical argument.
In this case realism based on evidence from quantum decoherence experiments shows up the limitations of the consciousness interpretation of QM.
So consciousness is just a by product of the physical brain. Yet our own experiences tell us that consciousness is more than the product of the physical world.

None of this negates the interpretations that Mind or consciousness is fundemental and there is new science growing today based on this. They obviously think its a real interpretation and worth persuing. So stop bullying others with your personal opinions or forced scientific interpetations. Nothing negates Mind beyond the physical.
 
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I live in the metaphysics world. So much so that I'm unable to understand this physical world with out a metaphysical outlook underneath it. For myself, it's an exciting place to explore. But in the same breath, it always strikes me as just plain total ignorance of the metaphysical world when coming across those who attempt to bring physical science into the metaphysical sphere.
That someone is willing to die on a hill to avoid metaphysics only supports the idea that you can't avoid metaphysics lol. To be willing to die for a belief in physicalism is not too different to others dying for their reliious beliefs.

It is natural for the vast majority of people to naturally believe there is a metaphysical aspect to reality. Its been there for millenia and its not unreal. In fact its evidence for its reality.
 
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I am not sure what you mean when you say it is impossible to resurrect a physical body, if that is indeed what you are saying. Surely you are not suggesting that it is beyond God's power to raise Jesus in a body that is physical in the sense that it had arms, legs, etc. Because that is clearly what the scriptures attest to.
Sorry I probably didn't clarify this. I am talking about its impossible for naturalism, the physical and material processes that occur as a result of nature itself. As far as I understand there is no natural mechanism that can bring a person back to life.

I know there is resuscitation but this is different. For one its mimicking nature in trying to artifically restart the heart and respiratory system. But I am talking about without any intervention and on someone who is officially classed as dead.

Remember Laxerus was starting to smell from death. He was well and truely dead. Naturalistically science can never bring a person back from the dead like that.

But this is just one example of the supernaturalism. Christ also floated without any aid. He walked through walls. Blind people were healed ect. These are beyond naturalistism if naturalism involves no supernaturalism at all.
Again, I am not sure what you mean. His resurrected body certainly did not "defy space" - it was present in, and moved through, space.
Sort of. Christ was able to float (assend) into heaven on a cloud evidently. Was that a space ship hidden in the cloud perhaps lol. I think that defies our space dimension. No human can float on their own lol.

So where ever God exists its a different realm of some sort which does not conform to our space and time. Unless the new earth will be like it is now. But then no one would be able to float or suddenly appear out of nowhere among friends lol. That would be fun.

Thats unless we all had special powers to defy space and time as we know it like Christ.

What about the weird example where Christ is standing among the disciples and no one recognises him. Then the next thing you know he says something and they recognise him. Whats going on there. Was Christ unrecognizable physically and only identified by His word.
 
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It is no coincidence that posters such as @Warden_of_the_Storm , @Hans Blaster, @Ophiolite and myself have been critical of the quality of your posts. It’s time for you to accept the reality you are the problem and not the individuals criticizing you or your beliefs.

This latest serving of nonsense is taking incoherence to a new level since your individual responses are irrelevant and random.

The 1st link is definitely about Mind beyond the physical brain ie from the abstract.
including phenomena where consciousness appears to extend beyond the physical brain and body in both space and time.

The 2nd link is definitely mind beyond the physical with Wheelers 'Participatory universe theory' and his theory of (It from Bit) ie information creates reality.

The 3rd link says it in the heading lol. (New Physics Experiment Indicates There’s No Objective Reality). Not only Mind beyond physical reality but there is no objective reality full stop and everything is Mind. This is based on Wigners Friend experiments which show there is no objective reality and it is the observer (observers Mind) that is creating the reality.

The 4th link also clearly states in the heading that it is looking at Research on Experiences Related to the Possibility of Consciousness Beyond the Brain: That is Mind beyond brain.

Once again thats 4 out of 4 supporting my claim. Lets look at link no 5. Once again it clearly states in the heading that this is about Mind beyond the brain: evidence, hypotheses to be tested, and research proposals.

Link no 6 is also on Mind beyond the brain ie This paper proposes that consciousness is not an emergent property of neural processes but a foundational aspect of reality. Foundational aspect of reality. In otherwords consciousness or Mind is a foundational aspect of reality. Which is Mind beyond the physical brain.

Link no 7. This is probably one of the best examples from Henry Stapp one of the worlds best physicists on QM and Mind.
Henry’s contention is that the very structure of quantum mechanics implies a central and irreducible role for mind:

Could not be more clear and from a physicist and peer reviewed. By the way thats one of the many physicist who disagree that observer based interpretation are on the outter. They believe they are on the inner and the best interpretation.

Link no 8. Need I say more. Planck himself agreeing when he says “I regard consciousness as fundamental…”"I regard matter as derivative from consciousness. In fact he is saying that Matter is a derivative from Mind.

So lets see thats 8 out of 8 links stating that Mind is beyond the physical and fundemental to reality. Even creating it. Do you want me to go on.
You have not provided links only quotations and given your proven history of cherry picking quotes to take links out of context it wouldn’t surprise me this has occurred.

Since you have reached the conclusion of consciousness being beyond the brain, here is Henry Stapp’s(?) quote you mentioned.

"The Quantum world of the instrument: the measuring instrument, the laboratory environment, and even the observer's body remain in a superposition of states until the observer consciously experiences a result. The instrument alone, therefore, doesn't force a single reality into being; it only amplifies quantum possibilities into macroscopic ones."

Where did you get this quote from because it certainly didn't appear in:

Both Stapp and Wigner's work explicitly state the measuring instrument, the laboratory environment, and the observer's body (brain) are in an entangled state not a superposition state, not the difference is meaningful to you.

It is the wavefunction which is macroscopic or non local, the entangled state undergoes quantum decoherence which leads to locality which even you should be able to comprehend since measuring equipment, the laboratory and the observer's brain and his consciousness are found in a specific location in space time not spread across the universe.

Once again you prove my point of posting contradictory information due to quote mining and confirmation bias.
All your other references claiming consciousness being non local are contradicted by Strapp’s and Wigner’s models and will be ignored.

Its easy to accuse people of lies when someone misrepresents what is said lol. Show me where I said that consciousness interpretations are the "greatest thing since sliced bread". Is this not an exaggeration and hyperbole.
Go look up the meaning of the word metaphor.
Yes the many worlds interpretation. Theres another (you and me) out there somewhere. Which is more far fetched. Or maybe there's just one version which is consciously unique and has agency and can change reality. Is not programmed like some machine.

I would rather go with the direct experiences rather than some story about universes far far away which we can never verify anyway.
Once again it is the case of anything beyond your level of comprehension is erased from existence.
It was explained all interpretations are attempts to make sense through the optics of the mathematics which at best is an approximation of reality.
Quantum physicists will be the first to say no one understands QM in terms of intuitiveness.
So consciousness is just a by product of the physical brain. Yet our own experiences tell us that consciousness is more than the product of the physical world.

None of this negates the interpretations that Mind or consciousness is fundemental and there is new science growing today based on this. They obviously think its a real interpretation and worth persuing. So stop bullying others with your personal opinions or forced scientific interpetations. Nothing negates Mind beyond the physical.
There is an idiot on the other side of the planet by the name of Trump who is telling the American people prices are going down, the economy is robust etc despite the very evidence showing otherwise. Apparently he thinks by continuing to perpetrate the lies people will start believing.
Similarly are you as dumb into thinking repeating the same lie over and over despite the fact the role of consciousness is not new (first formulated in the early 1960s) and has been in decline since the 1970s will change my opinion of the facts?

Since you have the perception of me bullying others who are you mentioning?
A clue to my behaviour towards you is your persistent lying indicating zero respect which is reciprocated.
 
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You have not provided links only quotations and given your proven history of cherry picking quotes to take links out of context it wouldn’t surprise me this has occurred.
I think (but I don't know) that he is referring to the list in post #340. If you click the "replied to" links 8 times it will take you to his list replying to @Ophiolite 's request for peer-reviewed papers on QM. I only found one *new* paper which I replied to (7 links back). The first paper on that list is not QM, but psychology. Sigh.
 
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A clue to my behaviour towards you is your persistent lying indicating zero respect which is reciprocated
I think you need to take into account that confusion and misunderstanding can generate statements indistinguishable from veracity-deficient comments. I find this the more plausible explanation; more frustating perhaps, but I think more acceptable.
 
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Not yet discovered natural would be my definition.
We have not yet discovered orange leprechauns hiding in my attic.

Perhaps we will, in time. What is not yet discovered may be true. Or it might not be at all.
 
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I think (but I don't know) that he is referring to the list in post #340. If you click the "replied to" links 8 times it will take you to his list replying to @Ophiolite 's request for peer-reviewed papers on QM. I only found one *new* paper which I replied to (7 links back). The first paper on that list is not QM, but psychology. Sigh.
Thanks for that, there a five links instead of six as @stevevw double counted one of them with different descriptions.
As I suspected using Stapp as the baseline since Steve extols his virtues as a scientist only one of the links is compatible and even that contradicts Steve's out of brain nonsense as it proposes a local consciousness after decoherence with neurological functions.

Here is a summary of what I found and shows yet again Steve doesn't understand his links.

Source
View of Consciousness Locality
Compatible with Stapp (Decoherence-Localized Consciousness)?
Comment
1) Taylor & Francis 2025 psychiatry article
(Mind beyond brain / life after death)
Suggests consciousness may persist beyond the physical brain; often implies non-local or disembodied mind
Not applicable /incompatible​
Stapp requires consciousness to be localized to a physical brain state after decoherence. This is a psychiatry paper not quantum physics.
2) AIP Advances: “Universal consciousness as foundational field”Consciousness is a permanent, universal, non-local field underlying reality
Not compatible​
This directly contradicts Stapp as consciousness in his model is not a universal field and becomes local once decoherence occurs.
3) arXiv:1904.10528Consciousness participates in collapse; non-local only at the entangled quantum level, local in actual experience
Compatible​
Reflects Stapp’s position as non-locality belongs to the quantum state, not to conscious experience post-decoherence. Hypothesizes a connection with neuroscience.
4) PMC7588183
(“The nonlocal universe”)
Advocates ontologically non-local consciousness as a persistent feature of reality
Not compatible​
While it uses QM nonlocality, it conflates quantum nonlocality with conscious nonlocality which contradicts Stapp.
5) Pew Research beliefs surveyBased on beliefs in spirits / afterlife; no physical model
Not applicable / incompatible​
Sociological data has no bearing on whether consciousness is localized after decoherence. It neither supports nor aligns with Stapp’s physical claims.
 
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It is no coincidence that posters such as @Warden_of_the_Storm , @Hans Blaster, @Ophiolite and myself have been critical of the quality of your posts. It’s time for you to accept the reality you are the problem and not the individuals criticizing you or your beliefs.
A logical fallacy of authority or popularity. Oh look everyones against you so you must be wrong. What a childish carry on lol.
This latest serving of nonsense is taking incoherence to a new level since your individual responses are irrelevant and random.
Another extreme claim which only those with weak arguements need to engage in. The fallacy is by using extreme words that they become the weight of the arguement and nothing else. That someone has to resort to this shows they have a weak arguement. Or argue weakly.
You have not provided links only quotations and given your proven history of cherry picking quotes to take links out of context it wouldn’t surprise me this has occurred.
Lol this is exactly what I have been saying that no matter what no one can provide anything, nothing at all to support the idea of something beyond the physical to some hard nose skeptics.

They demans peer review and when you provide it they say "not good enoug or its not really peer review". Of what is accepted its then made out as not beiong about Mind beyond the physical. Then when you show that the papers are directly talking about 'Mind beyond the physical' they claim its only a quote.

The question is why was that quote even mentioned lol. Why would a paper mention Mind or consciousness beyond the brain or physical. Why would it even mention investigating
Since you have reached the conclusion of consciousness being beyond the brain, here is Henry Stapp’s(?) quote you mentioned.

"The Quantum world of the instrument: the measuring instrument, the laboratory environment, and even the observer's body remain in a superposition of states until the observer consciously experiences a result. The instrument alone, therefore, doesn't force a single reality into being; it only amplifies quantum possibilities into macroscopic ones."

Where did you get this quote from because it certainly didn't appear in:
The quote comes directly from Stapp. I know Stapp well as he is the leader in QM and Mind as the fundemental ontology. Let me find his direct quotes.

By the way youshould have followed this up. If your going to claim he did not say this and you profess to know enough to dispute Mind beyond the physical then Stapp is a number 1 physicist you should have known beforehand.

Mindful Universe
Stapp, Henry P.
In the new theory, quantum mechanics, our conscious experiences enter into the dynamics in specified ways not fixed by the physically described aspects alone. Consequences of this radical change in our understanding of the connection between mind and brain are described.

A new theory was needed, and was duly created. It accounts with fantastic accuracy for the empirical data both old and new. The core difference between the two theories is that in the earlier classical theory all causal effects in the world of matter are reducible to the action of matter upon matter, whereas in the new theory our conscious thoughts and mental efforts play an essential and irreducible role in the determination of the evolving material properties of the physically described world. Thus the new theory elevates our acts of conscious observation from causally impotent witnesses of a flow of material events that is determined by material processes alone to irreducible mental inputs into the determination of the future of a psychophysical universe. In the quantum world our minds matter!


Both Stapp and Wigner's work explicitly state the measuring instrument, the laboratory environment, and the observer's body (brain) are in an entangled state not a superposition state, not the difference is meaningful to you.

It is the wavefunction which is macroscopic or non local, the entangled state undergoes quantum decoherence which leads to locality which even you should be able to comprehend since measuring equipment, the laboratory and the observer's brain and his consciousness are found in a specific location in space time not spread across the universe.

Once again you prove my point of posting contradictory information due to quote mining and confirmation bias.
All your other references claiming consciousness being non local are contradicted by Strapp’s and Wigner’s models and will be ignored.


Go look up the meaning of the word metaphor.
Yes its a metaphor but what does it mean. The metaphor for "since sliced bread" iis about a big idea that revolutionises society. Thats what sliced bread represented.

So your claiming that I am saying that the idea of consciousness beyond brain is such an enormous and revolutionary idea that it impacted society as much as sliced bread did. I did nt make out consciousness was at this level. Show me where I said this or admit its an
obvious exaggeration.
Once again it is the case of anything beyond your level of comprehension is erased from existence.
It was explained all interpretations are attempts to make sense through the optics of the mathematics which at best is an approximation of reality.
Quantum physicists will be the first to say no one understands QM in terms of intuitiveness.
But you have stated that consciousness as fundemental is rediculous and anyone supporting such is an idiot and its all nonsense. Yet here you are not claiming no one knows. If no one knows then how can you make such truth claim.

I am saying consciousnes sor mind as fundemental according to legitimate science and interpretations is a legitimate belief, NIt that its truth but that it cannot be dismissed like your doing. Because in doing that you are yourself pushing your belief that all is physical and theres nothing beyond.
There is an idiot on the other side of the planet by the name of Trump who is telling the American people prices are going down, the economy is robust etc despite the very evidence showing otherwise. Apparently he thinks by continuing to perpetrate the lies people will start believing.
Huh and Biden put into law based on the science he used that a man can become a women by identifying as one thus overturning biological fact and reality lol.
Similarly are you as dumb into thinking repeating the same lie over and over despite the fact the role of consciousness is not new (first formulated in the early 1960s) and has been in decline since the 1970s will change my opinion of the facts?

Since you have the perception of me bullying others who are you mentioning?
A clue to my behaviour towards you is your persistent lying indicating zero respect which is reciprocated.
Lol what has politics got to do with science. I thought non scientific examples were not allowed.

If your calling me dumb then your calling a lot of good people who agree with me.

Also by declaring everyone dumb on this means you are also declaring yourself God. I would rather believe scientists who you call dumb than the idea that you are God.

PS I thought I'd also point out that now just about every single reply you make includes personal attacks like "your stupid and dumb or an idiot for thinking ot believeing that. Every single reply. Regardless of topic every reply is your dumb and I am smart and hold the truth. I notice someone else mentioned this and you had a go at them as well. Your just taking out whatever it is on those who disagree. You would not last in any formal debate as you would be barred for such language lol.
 
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