Transcendence beyond Faith by Kenneth K. Chao
“Why there is something instead of nothing?” because nothingness doesn’t know its own existence. Consciousness is a self-revealing dynamic process which is naturally ever present and cannot be duplicated artificially. Themes about multiverse, parallel life forms, supernatural beings, religion and miracles are discussed in this article to illustrate the necessity of self-transcendence over egoism. See http://jcer.com/index.php/jcj/article/view/500
Experimentations on Enhancing Internal Excellence by Pradeep B. Deshpande
In the article, the author describes and discusses his experimentations on enhancing internal excellence. The state of chakras has been selected for scrutiny in this investigation. If the chakras are on target, the rest of the system should be equally good. The notion of chakras, or energy channels, is an ancient Indian concept developed thousands of years ago. There are seven chakras, whose state is correlated with energies of the ten fingers. When the appropriate fingers of the right hand and the left both have the correct amount of energy, the associated chakra will be of the correct size and perfectly aligned at the central vertical line. The state of the chakras is influenced by both the physiological and psychoemotional state of the subject and so this is a 2-input 1-output problem. When the emotions come under control - they will with meditation, it will reduce to a 1-input 1-output problem. The selected meditation process should address both the size of all the chakras, and their balance, meaning closeness to the central line. See http://jcer.com/index.php/jcj/article/view/512
Psychedelic Induced Experiences, Magnetic Body & Information Molecules by Matti Pitkanen
The basic message in the book, "Inner paths to outer space: Journeys to Alien Worlds through Psychedelics and Other Spiritual Technics", written by Rick Strassman et al is that psychedelics might make possible instantaneous remote communications with distant parts of the Universe. The objection would be that light velocity sets stringent limits on classical communications. In TGD framework this argument does not apply. In this article a model for remote mental interactions is constructed using basic notions of TGD inspired quantum biology such as magnetic body, dark photons and Zero Energy Ontology. See http://jcer.com/index.php/jcj/article/view/513
Comparison of Jeremy England's View about Life and Evolution with TGD by Matti Pitkanen
The thermodynamic approach of Jeremy England to life has gained a considerable attention. In this article I will summarize this approach and compare it with TGD vision. The generalization of the thermodynamic approach to TGD framework leads to surprising new insights about the thermodynamic conditions making life and consciousness possible. The new elements relate to zero energy ontology (ZEO), hierarchy of Planck constants labelling levels in a hierarchy dark matter assignable with quantum criticality, the role of macroscopic quantum coherence associated with gravitation and strong form of holography. Rather surprisingly, the TGD counterparts of Hawking temperature and Hagedorn temperature seem to be crucial for life and correspond to physiological temperature scales. Near Hawking temperature the special features of ZEO become manifest meaning that time reversals of "selves" (mental images) are generated with a considerable rate in heat bath and long term memory and planned action become possible. See http://jcer.com/index.php/jcj/article/view/514
Can Sentient Androids Be Constructed? Part I: Solving the Mind-Body Problem by Richard L. Amoroso
An android is meant to look and act like a human being even to the extent of being indistinguishable. Generally the simplistic distinction between a humanoid robot, a computerized machine capable of replicating a variety of complex human functions automatically, and an android is one of appearance. While one day a yottaflop (1024 bits per second) hyper-supercomputer could have a sufficient holographic database and processing power to be truly indistinguishable from a human being, the issue of the applicability of sentience (self-awareness) to an android comes to the forefront. The currently dominant cognitive model of awareness, closely aligned to the AI model, states that mind equals brain and that once correct algorithms are known all of human intelligence could be replicated artificially. This is the so-called mechanistic view: ‘The laws of physics and chemistry are sufficient to describe all living systems; no additional life principle is required’. In this work we develop the point of view that the regime of Unified Field Mechanics (UFM) supplies an inherent action principle driving both the evolution of complex Self-Organized Living Systems (SOLS) and the physical processes of awareness. These UFM parameters in conjunction with ‘conscious quantum computing’ (class of quantum computer modeled with physical parameters of mind-body interaction) putatively leads directly to the construction of sentient (or sentient-like) Androids.
This is Part I of this two-part article entitled “Solving the Mind-Body Problem”. See http://jcer.com/index.php/jcj/article/view/501
Can Sentient Androids Be Constructed? Part II: The Requirement of Quantum Computing by Richard L. Amoroso
An android is meant to look and act like a human being even to the extent of being indistinguishable. Generally the simplistic distinction between a humanoid robot, a computerized machine capable of replicating a variety of complex human functions automatically, and an android is one of appearance. While one day a yottaflop (1024 bits per second) hyper-supercomputer could have a sufficient holographic database and processing power to be truly indistinguishable from a human being, the issue of the applicability of sentience (self-awareness) to an android comes to the forefront. The currently dominant cognitive model of awareness, closely aligned to the AI model, states that mind equals brain and that once correct algorithms are known all of human intelligence could be replicated artificially. This is the so-called mechanistic view: ‘The laws of physics and chemistry are sufficient to describe all living systems; no additional life principle is required’. In this work we develop the point of view that the regime of Unified Field Mechanics (UFM) supplies an inherent action principle driving both the evolution of complex Self-Organized Living Systems (SOLS) and the physical processes of awareness. These UFM parameters in conjunction with ‘conscious quantum computing’ (class of quantum computer modeled with physical parameters of mind-body interaction) putatively leads directly to the construction of sentient (or sentient-like) Androids.
This is Part II of this two-part article entitled “The Requirement of Quantum Computing”. See http://jcer.com/index.php/jcj/article/view/515
On Quantum Field Representation of the Mind Field by Rajesh G. Bhutkar
Human life is a series of experiences and responses woven in the chain of cause and effect that builds the knowledge system of humanity. When we measure the subatomic system or the quantum field, the very act of measurement perturbs the quantum field within. The mind field is treated as the quantum field as envisaged by various scientists. The interaction produces change in the quantum field. The continuous series of measurements, perturbations and responses build the chain of causality within the mind field itself which is perceived as the continuity of life. Such a chain of causality gives birth to the two realities of the universe - the apparent reality of the classical physics and the virtual reality of quantum effects. See http://jcer.com/index.php/jcj/article/view/516