Chopra seems to be referring to the notion that observation/ consciousness collapses the probability wave function which results in one possible superposition state becoming physically manifest.This is one of a bunch of theories that attempt to explain the weirdness of quantum mechanics.A recent proponent of this is Robert Lanza in the book Biocentrism. Another aspect of this theory is that conscious beings are required to allow the observer effect to take place. An implication of the latter is that only universes that have conscious observers can physically manifest.Since conscious beings would only be present in universes where life developed and evolved into conscious beings, it would follow that while evolution is required for conscious beings to exist,the reverse is also true.A related concept to this discussion is the block universe which says that the time-space continuum simply is and that the "past" "present" and "future" are completely relative and entirely dependent on where a conscious observer is in the space-time continuum. OTOH I don't think any of the above supports the idea that consciousness "guides" evolution.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" <fintlewoodlewix@...> wrote: > > > ...and makes a bit more sense. > > "Chopra uses lots of scientific ideas in his books and talks from quantum > mechanics to evolution but he tends to twist them just at the crucial > point. For example, he claims that consciousness not only gave rise to the > entire universe but also directs evolution. This means we are all evolving > towards a higher state of consciousness. Nice thought popular thought too > but it kind of misses the whole point that evolution by natural selection > (and related processes) is a marvellously mindless process that does not > require a designer or the power of consciousness to produce its wonders" > > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2012/may/07/deepak-chopra-wealthy-knows-illusion >
