from back cover of "Quantum Gods, Creation, Chaos, and the Search for Cosmic Consciousness" by physicist Victor Stenger (just received....I don't have time now to copy/summarize the 3 pages re: ME and Hagelin except to say that Stenger takes a critical but unbiased (for the most part)) and scientifically objective stance regarding the many "What-The-Bleep" types of claims...and Hagelin fits into that category. In partial defense of MMY and Hagelin, Stenger (and also Harris, Dawkins, and Shermer), have not had direct experience with TM so their "scientific objectivity" falls a bit short of experimentation. Did they skip "lab" in high school chemistry?
At any rate, an excerpt from the back cover: Taner Edis, physics, Truman State University: "Physics has developed a reputation of providing support for all sorts of supernatural beliefs, from old-fashioned religions to New Age ideas. Quantum physics, especially, seems to mean "magic" for too many people...Be grateful for the work of Victor Stenger, who is one of the best for diligently separating real physics from popular misconceptins...Everyone interested in depbtes over physics and the supernatural should read this book". Geoff Gilpin, author of the Maharishi Effect: A Personal Journey through the Movement that Transformed American Spirituality" says: "Stenger confronts mainstream theologians and New Age gurus -- anyone who tries to link physics to mysticism. He takes their theories seriously enough to examine them in detail and finds that, so far, none of them live up to teh standards of scientific truth". ...then Stenger has about 3 pages of criticism re: MMY's ME and Hagelin, which I will summarize later.
