(April 27, 2012 at 2:54 am)BrotherMagnet Wrote: I just wandered what you guys thought about this article.
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/09...awareness/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1569494/
Awareness as the starting point agrees with the model in quantum theory which states that everything in our physical reality does not arise until it is perceived by an outside observer. It has always been a question for me whether our self/egos are only an illusion projected by the mind to better understand our awareness. In other words it just makes it easier for our limited minds to understand how to perceive and ego is not what actually defines us. Not that this quantum model is even close to the accepted model, but this was just interesting.
It seems to me from this starting point that everything is subjective to our perception and awareness including the ego itself.
Doubtful.
First of all, our understanding of quantum mechanics is nowhere near close enough to allow us to draw these conclusions.
Secondly, irrespective of the nature of our self/ego, I think it has been pretty well-established that a conscious observer is not required for determining the physical reality. As of now, searching for answers pertaining to ego and/or free will in quantum mechanic is pseudoscientific at best.
