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HAS SCIENCE FOUND GOD IN NON-LOCAL REALITY?
Dr . Lee E. Warren, B.A., D.D.
(c) September/October 1996 "PLIM REPORT"
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Introduction
Some may argue that science has not proven the actual existence of God.
However, quantum mechanics (a discipline that explains the interaction of
the various forces and energies that exist in an atom) has discovered
another realm that is not physical or in the realm of space and time.
Quantum mechanics emerged about 1925 led by the research of Albert Einstein
(1879-1955) and Neil Bohr (1885-1962) who we will discuss later in this
paper.
Houston Smith in his book The WorldÆs Religions states that science has
been very doubtful of the unseen realm, ôbut with EddingtonÆs [Sir Arthur
Stanley Edding-ton was an English astrophysicist 1882-1944] observation
that the world is more like a mind than a machine, and astrophysicistsÆ
reports that 90 percent of the æmatterÆ in the universe is invisible in the
sense that it impacts none of their instruments, scientific skepticism has
begun to subside (p. 319).ö Modern science may have found God whether they
want to admit it or not.
Eastern mysticism does not divide spirit from matter as we do in the West.
Swami Brahmanda said: ôShow where matter ends and spirit begins. Only our
own private delusion creates separate habitations for God And man (Vedanta,
from the Introductory Chapter, ®1971 Harper & Row, Pub.)."
Quantum mechanics is the most precise area of science that man ever created
to describe physical phenomenon. Its disadvantage is that it only operates
for a large number of occurrences within subatomic particles; it cannot
predict a single occurrence of an individual particle. Quantum mechanics
provides an explanation for why the sun shines; why molecules bond
themselves together; why the three states of matterùgas, liquid,
solidùexist; why an iron bar magnetizes when it is placed near a magnet.
On the practical side, quantum mechanics is the particular area of science
that gives us our modern comforts, such as electricity, the compute chip,
microwaves, lasers, and television. Quantum mechanics also provides the
technology for our recent weapons of terror and destruction, such as the
A-bomb and the H-bomb. Keep in mind that the science of quantum mechanics
is the theory that explains the power inside atoms.
What is the intent of this article?
This article will compare the invisible, non-local order of our reality
identified by quantum mechanics (specifically proven by the Bell Theorem)
and Spirit that is invisible, omnipresent, and all in all. We are most
familiar with a reality consisting of local events within space and time
and one that exists and operates in a chronological framework. Quantum
mechanics proves that there is a non-local part of our existence just as
real as thoughts, feelings, and ideas that cannot be measured on an
instrument. The invisible DNA instructions that directs our cells prove the
unseen presence of the Creator in which we live, move, and have our being
(Acts 17:22-28).
What has science done to religious views?
Theologians know that science has severely undermined the established
concept of God taught in churches for the last 1500 years. As science has
explained much natural phenomenon once thought divine, the image of God has
transformed.
Most people no longer think of God as an old man with white hair and a long
beard that jumps down from a cloud to answer prayers. This has no more
relevancy to us than our ancient ancestorsÆ views of the cosmos and the
world dominated by primitive magic, superstitions, and myths.
Most traditional religions emerged before the scientific era. (See the
article in this issue on the time world religions emerged on p. 9 of the
ôDid U Know ...?ö section) Even Israel was superstitious. When you study
their views on the Ark of the Covenant, for example, Israel thought power
was literally in that box (Acts 17:24).
Initially, science was a tool for manÆs quest to understand God. Science
was supposed to supply evidence of GodÆs existence that would eradicate
manÆs ignorance of his creator. Scientific knowledge in the late 19th and
20th century has radically altered manÆs views of the universe and his
place in it.
Did manÆs view of the world change?
As the birth of the Messiah changed time from B.C. to A.D., the advent of
quantum mechanics changed scienceÆs old, materialistic way of viewing the
world to a new, revolutionary perception (see illustration p. 16). During
the scientific revolution, the philosophy of materialism was the dominate
view. It is defined as follows: ôa) the philosophic doctrine that matter is
the only reality and that everything in the world, including thought, will,
and feeling, can be explained only in terms of matter (opposed to
idealism), according to WebsterÆs New World Dictionary.ö
Materialism was hostile to any religious beliefs. According to a paper
entitled Quantum Mechanics and Reality, Thomas J. McFarlane (® 1995)
states: ôWith the advent of quantum physicsà this materialist philosophy
has become scientifically untenable. That is the evidence that science
itself contradicts a purely materialistic account of the universe (p. 1).ö
This discovery caused science to alter its view of reality.
Did scienceÆs view of quantum physics change?
Astrophysicist Sir Arthur Eddington refined the world view some more when
he made a distinction between old and new physics. ôThe great difference
between old and new physics is à: both the old and new physics were dealing
with shadow-symbols, but the new physics was forced to be aware of that
factùforced to be aware that it was dealing with shadows and illusions, not
reality (Quantum Questions, Ken Wilber, (New Science Library ®1985, p. 9).ö
This is reflected in the Old Covenant (symbols) that Moses established and
testified to the Messiah (Jn. 5:39), but was not the spiritual reality
(Heb. 9:10-17).
The Messiah caused IsraelÆs view of Yahweh to change from worshipping Him
with physical sacrifices, rituals and feast days (under the Old Covenant)
to worshipping Him in Spirit and Truth (under the New Covenant, Jn. 4:24;
Col. 2:14-22; Heb. 10:1-12). The change in physics from the old to the new
is the same as the worship of Yahweh changing from the Old Covenant to the
New Covenant.
What four forces define the universe?
Man from his very beginning realized that there are four fundamental
elements in the universe. They are fire, water, air, and earth, which
mankind thought defined all things in the physical, just as the four points
of the compass (North, South, East, West) defined position and direction in
the earth plane.
Modern science has discovered that there are also four forces in operation
within the universe; gravity, electromagnetic, weak, and strong forces.
According to Nick HerbertÆs book Quantum Reality, scientists believed that
these four forces cause and explain all things within the universe (p. 32).
All of these forces have force fields that influence matter and whose
strength decreases as distance increases. For example, magnets are able to
attract iron screws by their magnetic fields if the iron is sufficiently
close to the magnet.
Now the last three forcesùelectromagnetic, strong and weak forcesùoriginate
within the atom. Electromagnetic forces cause the following energies to
exist. They are: ôthe complete range of frequencies of electromagnetic
waves from the lowest to the highest, including, in order, radio, infrared,
visible light, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma ray wavesö (Webster New World
Dictionary ®1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. ®1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster,
Inc.). Strong forces hold the nucleus together. Protons within an atom are
positively charged and they would repel one another if the strong forces
did not hold them together. The weak force breaks the nucleus apart in
certain kinds of radioactive decay. These forces have great spiritual
significance and will be discussed in future issues of the ôPLIMö magazine.
Before we explain the non-physical reality that science most recently
discovered, there are some terms that we must define so that we can fully
appreciate the results. We must understand two words: ælocalityÆ and
ænon-locality.Æ
What is the definition of ælocalÆ and ænon-localÆ?
Our reality consists of local and non-local phenomenon. All things in space
and time tend to be local. Nick Herbert in his book Quantum Reality (® 1985
Anchor Books) explains what he means by the word ælocal.Æ ôBody A affects
body B locally when it either touches B or touches something else that
touches B (p. 212).ö This is the materialist philosophy. Not only science
assumes this, but our everyday reality tends to support locality.
Yet there are things that we know exist and are real that are not local,
for example a thought, love, insight, etc. Many of these things are on a
psychological and spiritual level.
Mr. Herbert explains that: ôà non-local is an unmediated
action-at-a-distance.ö A non-local interaction jumps from body A to body B
without touching anything between A and B. Most people deny its existence
because it does not seem to make sense.
What examples demonstrate non-local occurrences?
Examples of non-local interactions are intuition, synchronicity
(simultaneous occurrences), and spontaneous healing. The first two examples
of non-locality are Biblical, the last two are current.
ò When the Messiah spoke some words, He healed a GentileÆs servant who was
ill and not physically present before Him (Mt. 8:8-11). The MessiahÆs
disciples were awed because they could not physically observe the source of
the miracles. He told them that it was the Father Yahweh in Him working and
He was one with the Father (Jn. 14:8-12).
ò Simultaneously, Yahweh told MosesÆ brother Aaron to meet Moses while He
was commanding Moses to be His spokesman and tell Pharaoh to release Israel
from Egypt. When Moses protested that he was a stutterer, Yahweh told him
that his brother Aaron could speak well and was on his way to meet him
(Exo. 4:10-16).
ò Another example of a non-local interaction would be praying to Elohim to
heal someone. Although most people do not consider non-local communication
to be a part of the everyday physical or local reality, it is.
ò Finally, no one can say that consciousness is confined to just the brain,
or is local. It has to have a non-local origin, for it is not bound to
space and time, nor is it physical (See an explanation of intuition and
reincarnation in the article entitled ôResurrection vs Reincarnation, Past
Lives, P. 2ö in the March/April 1994 issue of the ôPLIM REPORT.ö)
With these local and non-local terms defined, this article can proceed to
discuss a scientific discovery called BellÆs Theorem, which proves the
existence of non-locality.
What was BellÆs explanation of non-local reality?
In 1964, an Irishman named John Stewart Bell developed a mathematical proof
that supported a nonphysical part of the universe. This theoretical
physicist stated that any model explaining the universe entirely as local
or as physical reality is incomplete for it does not include the non-local
part. He also stated that there is an interconnectedness to everything in
the universe. This proof was called the Bell Theorem and it was verified by
many scientific experiments. Larry Dossey, M.D., points this out in his
book Recovering the Soul (® 1989 Bantam Books). ôWhatever model of reality
we wind up with in physics à it must be nonlocalà No local model of reality
can explain the type of world we live in à( p. 182).ö
Simply put, the Bell theorem proves that there is another reality
(non-local), which can be referred to as Spirit, beyond our current,
physical (local) reality. Non-local reality interacts with our reality and
is the source and cause of the physical existence or reality. The
nonphysical part of the universe is the definitive proof that all science
was seeking. BellÆs Theorem proves another realm exists that theology has
talked about, but was unable to prove in a theoretical or empirical
(experimental) sense.
What comments have been made about nonlocal reality?
Larry Dossey M.D., in his book Recovering the Soul states the following on
non-local reality. ôUntil recently it would have been scientific heresy to
propose that the world is inherently non-local, that an invisible
connectivity unites all things no matter how disparate (p. 179 ).ö Clearly,
Dr. Dossey believes that everything in the physical universe is
interconnected forming æoneÆ whole that cannot be understood fully by
understanding its parts.
Victor Mansfield in his book Synchronicity, Science, and Soul-Making
(Chicago; Open Court ® 1995; p. 122) states the following about
non-locality. ôNonlocality or nonseparability is asking us to revise
completely our ideas about objects, to remove a pervasive projection we
have upon nature. We can no longer consider objects as independently
existing entities that can be localized in well-defined regions of
spacetime. They are interconnected in ways not even conceivable using the
ideas from classical physics, à.ö Both Menas Kafatos and Thalia Kafatou in
their book Looking In Seeing out: Consciousness and Cosmos (Wheaton: Quest
® 1991) stated: ôNature has shown us that our concept of reality,
consisting of units that can be considered as separated from each other, is
fundamentally wrong. For this reason, BellÆs Theorem may be the most
profound discovery of science (p. 64-64).ö
Does the unity of the creation reflect the creator?
Quantum theory explains the forces in the atoms and the holistic view of
the universe. The holistic view shows that something nonphysical and
non-local interconnects this universe (as a united whole) on all
levels--from subatomic particles to the outer most galaxies.
Now this scientific knowledge verifies the characteristics and nature of
Spirit. The natural universe is a reflection of the nonmaterial parent
source ùôas is above so is belowÆ (Rom. 1:19-20). It proves that Yahweh
Elohim (Lord God) is æOne,Æ meaning a unity, not three divided
personalities as in the Trinity. (See the article on the Unity of the
Spirit, p. 16, in the ôThe Philosophical Measuring Rodö section of the
Complimentary Issue of the ôPLIM REPORTö.) Moses wrote: ôHear, O Israel:
Yahweh (The LORD) our Elohim (God) is one Yahweh (Deu. 6:4):ö The universe
has to be a unity or whole, for the creator is.
The Master verifies the wholeness and interconnectedness of the creator and
His creatures in His prayer in the garden of Gethsemane. ôThat they all may
be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be
one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory
which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we
are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one;
à(Jn 17:21-23).ö BellÆs Theorem simply verifies the Bible and its divine
authenticity to a limited extent, although a complete understanding of it
is still unfolding. In short, the occurrences in the scriptures concerning
Yahweh are non-local or not bound to space and time.
Is the MessiahÆs spiritual body one?
Paul states that the body of the Messiah is unified and whole. Paul
explains that man cannot understand YahwehÆs full spiritual powers latent
in him except he understands them in terms of the spiritual body of the
Messiah. ôTill we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge
of the Son of Elohim (God), unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the
stature of the fullness of the Messiah (Christ, Eph. 4:13).ö In short, Paul
says that the powers of Spirit are so vast that no one person can act out
all the aspects of Spirit. As in the physical body, no one system
encompasses the totality of the whole. All the truthseekers form a body or
congregation or assembly through which these powers are manifested (Heb.
12:22-23). Israel (i.e., having power with Elohim) under the Law was an
example.
It should be noted that some physicists have used eastern mysticism found
in Hinduism, Taoism, Buddhism, and monism, as a paradigm to explain this
holistic view of the universe. The book Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra
examines this topic in detail. In future articles we will examine some of
the problems that arise in using eastern mysticism without following a
divine pattern.
Do all scientists believe that science has proven GodÆs existence?
Now there are a group of scientists who think quantum mechanics and the
nonlocal assumption reveal absolutely nothing about the creator and the
universe as a whole. Menas Kafatos and Robert Nadeau in their book The
Conscious Universe state: ôAlthough the modern physics definitely implies
that the universe is holistic, this physics can say nothing about the
actual character on the whole itself (p. 124). Their reason or rationale is
that ôàorthodox quantum theory ... disallows any ontology (p. 124).ö
According to Quantum Questions by Ken Wilber, p. 39, quantum mechanics does
not claim to be able to explain the ultimate reality (Spirit), substance,
or YahwehÆs characteristics and nature.
In the science community it was widely held that there was an
unreconcilable conflict between knowledge and belief. In short, science
believes that scientific truths cannot be reconciled with religious
interpretations of the world.
How does the Bell Theorem prove non-local reality?
Now John S. BellÆs intention was to reconcile two schools of thought about
quantum mechanics headed by two of the founders of atomic physicsùAlbert
Einstein and Neils Bohrùwhose views opposed one another. Each had their
interpretation to explain the bizarre, weird behavior of atomic particles.
Neils Bohr, a Danish physicist, founded the Copenhagen interpretation of
the quantum theory. He believed that the quantum theory could only describe
the interactions of the various subatomic particles by probability or
statistical predictions and that this method was complete for it explained
all things concerning the phenomena.
The book Dancing Wu Li Masters (® 1979 Quill William Morrow) by Gary Zukav
states the purpose of quantum mechanics. ôThe advantage of following the
procedure of quantum mechanics is that it allows us to predict the
probabilities of certain results provided our experiment is performed a
certain way. The purpose of quantum mechanics is not to predict what
actually happens but only to predict the probabilities of various possible
results (p. 91).ö For example, insurance companies use probability
statistics to determine the price of a policy. Probability statistics can
predict approximately how many people will die within a certain age group
in a certain year, but not who individually will die.
Mr. Bohr pointed out that the indefiniteness of the quantum theory was due
to the inherit nature of atoms at the atomic level.
Albert Einstein, who also contributed to quantum theory, criticized the
statistical or probabilitiesÆ predictions of quantum mechanics and
considered them incomplete. Predictions could only be made when large
numbers of subatomic occurrences were studied. Quantum mechanics could not
measure one single event just like the insurance companies cannot tell you
when one individual will die, but only the number of people likely to die
within their age group. Nick HerbertÆs book Quantum Reality states that
Einstein believed: ôBecause the quantum theory makes only statistical
predictions, it cannot help but leave out certain ôelements of realityö
which a more adequate theory of the world must include (p. 201).ö
Einstein and two of his colleagues, Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen,
created a problem around 1950 called the EPR paradox named for the first
letter in each of their last names, to show the inconstancy in the quantum
theory. The Ghost in the Atom edited P. C.W. Davies & J. R. Brown (® 1986
Cambridge University Press) confirmed this experiment. ôThe purpose of this
thought experiment was to expose the profound peculiarities of the quantum
description of a physical system extended over a large space (p. 13).ö
What is the EPR paradox?
There is neither space in this article nor our intention to fully explain
EPR and all the laws of quantum mechanics involved. This article wants to
keep its terms simple, for all the readers that do not have a scientific
background to understand EPR.
The EPR experiment was based on two equal or twin particles. These tiny
particles, called A and B, composed a system traveling in opposite
directions from each other (See dia. p. 19). Einstein and his colleagues
knew they could measure some aspects of the first particle A, such as its
position and momentum. From this measurement, they could predict the
outcomes of the second particle B traveling in the opposite direction,
while not going near the second particle.
What happened here is now very strange. Instead of disproving Neil BohrÆs
school of thought that said that any measurement on A also effects B or
vice versa, the EPR experiment proved it. Whatever particle was not
measured reacted to the changes on the other particle. If the measured
particle A began to spin in the opposite direction, instantaneously
particle B also began to spin in the direction of particle A.
Since there was no force or energy transferred between the two particles,
there seemed to be some form of information transferred from one particle
to another. Einstein did not know how to explain this phenomenon and
objected to the æghostly action at a distance (The Ghost in the Atom edited
P. C.W. Davies & J. R. Brown, p. 15).Æ He wanted objective measurement and
facts.
Simply put, imagine a light bulb that emits two particles of light that
move in opposite directions away from each other . Note that even if these
particles were at different ends of the universe, if particle A changed
certain aspects of its momentum, speed, or course, then particle B would
instantaneously change to match the movement, speed, and course of particle
A.
To resolve this problem the Bell theorem proves that there was instant
communication between these two particles. This means a message would have
to travel faster than the speed of light that is 186,000 miles /sec.
between them. According to the Einstein special theory of relativity this
was impossible. Bell showed there is non-local communication between these
two particles. This communication is nonphysical and currently science has
no explanation for it.
Do non-local properties equate to Spirit?
Although science will not equate non-locality with the spiritual realm, the
properties of this non-local reality tend to mimic the properties often
associated with Spirit or used in defining Yahweh. ScienceÆs mistake, or
shall we say manÆs mistake, is trying to define God (Elohim) in physical
terms. The Messiah said: ôElohim (God) is SPIRITà (Jn. 4:24).ö Clearly, the
Messiah is referring to another reality. This means that space, time, and
matter cannot be used to define or explain God except in analogies.
The universe is a reflection of the source. The Master said: ôIf I have
told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I
tell you of heavenly things (Jn. 3:12)?ö
Now according to Nick HilbertÆs book Quantum Reality, non-locality consists
of the following properties:
ò Non-local influences are not mediated by magnetic or gravity fields or
any other field. Nothing can shield this interaction.
ò Non-local influences occur instantaneously. They are not limited by the
speed of light, which is the fastest known speed in the physical.
ò Non-local communication does not diminish with distance between
objection.
Mr. Hilbert says: ôA non-local interaction links up one location with
another without crossing space, without decay, without delay. A non-local
interaction is, in short unmediated, unmitigated and immediate (Quantum
Reality, p. 214).ö
Now Yahweh Elohim or Pure Spirit is defined as being omnipresence (ever
present) and extremely powerful. There is no place where Spirit does not
reside since everything was created from this substance.
Houston Smith writes that science has proven that ôthe energy inherent in
one cubic centimeter of empty space is greater than the energy of all the
matter in the known universe (The WorldÆs Religion, p. 320).ö It must not
be forgotten that physical matter is Spirit materialized. Paul said we all
live, move and have our being within Spirit (Acts 17:24). There is no
mediator between our Heavenly Father and our consciousness (1 Tim. 2:5).
Spirit is instantaneous, for Paul said it was quick (Heb. 4:12). Whether
science wants to admit that the non-local phenomenon is in reality spirit
operating does not matter. For those that have eyes to see, it is further
evidence to show the existence of Spirit.
Conclusion
Skeptics, agnostics, scoffers, and unbelievers have for thousand of years
said that they did not believe in the existence of God (Elohim) nor a
nonmaterial realm. This is especially true since the birth of the
scientific revolution. They continue to cry that concrete proof or evidence
does not exist that proves the actuality of a Creator or nonmaterial realm
founded by modern science. Yahweh Elohim, being a Just Creator, has removed
all human excuses.
So the God of modern man æscienceÆ has produced not only definitive
theoretical proof of the existence of a nonmaterial realm, but has
confirmed it through scientific experimentation. Now the ônay sayersö are
devastated at this proof because it requires them to make a change in their
thinking or as the great Master said ôrepent of their errors.ö Their old
views can no longer explain the universe, for they leave out the most
important, nonmaterial realm. In short, one cannot have a Creation without
a Creator or the material creation without a nonmaterial part that is
holistic and interconnected.
Likewise, in our personal, psychological lives, we must realize that we
cannot leave out Elohim. We must become aware that we are interconnected
with the Holy Spirit. In short, Elohim is always omnipresent or ever
present in creatures. He is never absent or separate from His creation. The
Apostle Paul said one of the great mysteries among the Gentile nations is
the Messiah (Christ) within us our only hope of glory (Col. 1:26).
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