The origin of the story is much more interesting: http://www.quantumconsciousness.org/documents/QSoulchap.pdf
Should appeal to a few around here I should think... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" <fintlewoodlewix@...> wrote: > > > > > A sceptic might say that the fact these microtubules are too large, by a > factor of three, to hold any quantum information in the first place > ought to leave the whole theory dead in the water, yet it keeps coming > back to life..... > > Near-death experiences occur when the soul leaves the nervous system and > enters the universe, claim two quantum physics experts > > > * Ground-breaking theory holds that quantum substances form the soul > * They are part of the fundamental structure of the universe > > > By Damien Gayle > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Damien+Gayle\ > > > > > [Life after death: Dr Stuart Hameroff, Professor Emeritus at the > University of Arizona, advanced the theory on a television documentary] > Life after death: Dr Stuart Hameroff, Professor Emeritus at the > University of Arizona, advanced the theory on a television documentary > > A near-death experience happens when quantum substances which form the > soul leave the nervous system and enter the universe at large, according > to a remarkable theory proposed by two eminent scientists. > > According to this idea, consciousness is a program for a quantum > computer in the brain which can persist in the universe even after > death, explaining the perceptions of those who have near-death > experiences. > > Dr Stuart Hameroff, Professor Emeritus at the Departments of > Anesthesiology and Psychology and the Director of the Centre of > Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona, has advanced the > quasi-religious theory. > > It is based on a quantum theory of consciousness he and British > physicist Sir Roger Penrose have developed which holds that the essence > of our soul is contained inside structures called microtubules within > brain cells. > > They have argued that our experience of consciousness is the result of > quantum gravity effects in these microtubules, a theory which they > dubbed orchestrated objective reduction (Orch-OR). > > Thus it is held that our souls are more than the interaction of neurons > in the brain. They are in fact constructed from the very fabric of the > universe - and may have existed since the beginning of time. The > concept is similar to the Buddhist and Hindu belief that consciousness > is an integral part of the universe - and indeed that it is really all > there may be, a position similar to Western philosophical idealism. > With these beliefs, Dr Hameroff holds that in a near-death experience > the microtubules lose their quantum state, but the information within > them is not destroyed. Instead it merely leaves the body and returns to > the cosmos. > [Shocked back to life: The theory holds that when patients have a near > death experience their quantum soul is released from the body and > re-enters the cosmos, before returning when they are revived] > Shocked back to life: The theory holds that when patients have a near > death experience their quantum soul is released from the body and > re-enters the cosmos, before returning when they are revived > > Dr Hameroff told the Science Channel's Through the Wormhole documentary: > 'Let's say the heart stops beating, the blood stops flowing, the > microtubules lose their quantum state. > > 'The quantum information within the microtubules is not destroyed, it > can't be destroyed, it just distributes and dissipates to the universe > at large. > > 'If the patient is resuscitated, revived, this quantum information can > go back into the microtubules and the patient says "I had a near death > experience".' > > He adds: 'If they're not revived, and the patient dies, it's possible > that this quantum information can exist outside the body, perhaps > indefinitely, as a soul.' > > The Orch-OR theory has come in for heavy criticism by more empirically > minded thinkers and remains controversial among the scientific > community. > > MIT physicist Max Tegmark is just one of the many scientists to have > challenged it, in a 2000 paper that is widely cited by opponents, the > Huffington Post reports. > > Nevertheless, Dr Hameroff believes that research in to quantum physics > is beginning to validate Orch-Or, with quantum effects recently being > shown to support many important biological processes, such as smell, > bird navigation and photosynthesis > > > > Read more: > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2225190/Can-quantum-physi\ > cs-explain-bizarre-experiences-patients-brought-brink-death.html#ixzz2An\ > twKqkR > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2225190/Can-quantum-phys\ > ics-explain-bizarre-experiences-patients-brought-brink-death.html#ixzz2A\ > ntwKqkR> >
