Noetic Advanced Studies Institute
Encyclopedia
The Noetic Advanced Studies Institute (NASI) founded in 1974 in Palo Alto, CA is an independent nonprofit research fellowship with current offices located in Oakland, California near UC Berkeley and in Recife, Brazil where a new medical college based on principles related to Saude Quantico is being established. Members of the institute (from 8 countries) are international academic specialists from diverse scientific fields ranging from quantum physics to neuroscience
and philosophy of mind
. The publishing division of the institute, called Noetic Press, publishes occasional monographs, conference proceedings and the technical peer reviewed research periodical The Noetic Journal ISSN 1094-0359 (Print) ISSN 1528-3739 (CD-ROM). To date NASI publications have been translated into five languages.
, to develop a quantum computer
prototype
based on US Patent
No. 12,928/592.
Other partners: A team of Hungarian businessmen and academics in conjunction with a new Vezprem University (now called University of Pannonia} Quantum Computing Research Institute has pledged matching funds with the Steriwave partner. In 2011 a group of Brazilian businessmen have also pledged funds to open a quantum computing research laboratory in Sao Paulo
.
action principle driving self-organization
; as opposed to Big Bang
cosmology
where evolution
is considered naturalistic (Darwinian
) or random.
from the University of Massachusetts
, Amherst, his M.A. in Consciousness Studies from John F. Kennedy University
, and a DeD in Cosmology
and Philosophy of Mind
from the now defunct International Noetic University (INU) in Hayward, CA. He also studied for 2 years at the New England School of Acupuncture
under the renowned Dr. James Tin Yau So
and was on the staff of the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics from from 1980-1982. His recent writing involves Philosophy of Mind
, quantum cosmology
, Astrophysics
and noetic medicine
. He is an opponent of contemporary theories of the Big Bang, and has proposed an alternative he calls the "Holographic Anthropic
Multiverse
".
Mr. Amoroso characterizes the Noetic Press and its accompanying journal in this way:
Mr. Amoroso is Chief Financial Officer
of Cerebroscopic Systems, Inc. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors
for the Museum of Robotics , and search committee member of the Noetic Medal of Consciousness and Brain Research.
of Consciousness
, Noetic Medicine, Transpersonal Psychology
, Philosophy of Mind
and Brain Research. Noted recipients have been neurophysiologists Karl H. Pribram
, Bejamin Libet, Engineer :ro:Mihai Drăgănescu, Physicist Avshalom Elitzur
and Elizabeth Rauscher
(for contributions to several fields of science including physics and the philosophy of mind and medicine - especially for the non-invasive Heart Pacemaker).
.
, Toronto, in 1998 The Noetic Advanced Studies Institute became the organizer and sponsor of the series of Physics Symposia in honor of noted French Physicist Jean-Pierre Vigier
.
1st Workshop on Convergent Ideas in the Philosophy of Science
, George Mason University
1998
January 1999]
Science and the Primacy of Consciousness
: Intimation of a 21st Century Revolution. Conference at University of Lisbon, Portugal
in 22-24 April 1998.
Fundamental Principles of Cosmology
: The Foundations of a Conscious Universe, October 14-16, 1999 George Mason University
, Fairfax, VA http://www-physics.lbl.gov/~stapp/gmu.txtKeynote address - Henry Stapp
]
, one of 12 fellows of NASI, received her Ph.D. in astrophysics and nuclear physics from University of California at Berkley. She holds senior fellowship at the Noetic Adv. Std. Inst. and carries memberships in APS
, IEEE, AAAS
, MAA
, and AAMI
. She holds four patents in United States and Europe, and has authored over 275 scientific papers. She is co-author of the 2009 volume The Holographic Multiverse: Formalizing the Complex Geometry of Reality, with Richard Amoroso,; and in 2010 Orbiting the Moons of Pluto and chief scientific advisor to BioHarmonic Resonance, Inc.
cosmology
in opposition to a naturalistic Big Bang
cosmology
. The salient reason for a program to solve the mind-body problem is that it is postulated that the ~400 autoimmune conditions have a noetic component. To treat these disorders properly it is believed that a special class of quantum computer
modeled after the mind-body
interface is required. Once achieved this new technology will lead to a new class of medical devices - i.e. the quantum computer
program when successful is expected to lead to dozens of new technologies in Medicine, Weather Control
, Defense, Quantum Computer Music and Psychology for example.
See:
Sensory By-Pass Prosthesis
A pertinent new patented medical Emerging technology under development is based on conscious quantum computing (QC). Noetic Theory suggests that the mind-body interface is a form of conscious quantum computer (not that the QC is conscious, but that it's operational parameters are modeled after the noetic definition of the mind-body
interface). This class of QC medical device is called a Sensory By-Pass Prosthesis
. For example current retinal implant
technology is only applicable to the 14.5% of subjects with a viable optic nerve
; but the non-surgical noetic Sensory By-Pass Prosthesis
technology will give sight to all blind persons. Simplistically, the QC through resonance
or as a transducer
of digital
video data (what would normally be visual sense data) directly into the mind
by quantizing qualia
through operation of the QC. This view is not popular with current thinking because it is based on a form of Cartesian interactive dualism
and a fundamental physical basis for qualia
remains controversial. But prototyping programs are in the process of being funded and it is hoped that marketable products will be available within ten years. Theoretically Sensory
By-Pass Prosthesis
would apply to any of the senses. Second generation devices are expected to include psychological prosthesis
for personality disorders and alleviating brain damage like in mental retardation
.
Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...
and philosophy of mind
Philosophy of mind
Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, consciousness and their relationship to the physical body, particularly the brain. The mind-body problem, i.e...
. The publishing division of the institute, called Noetic Press, publishes occasional monographs, conference proceedings and the technical peer reviewed research periodical The Noetic Journal ISSN 1094-0359 (Print) ISSN 1528-3739 (CD-ROM). To date NASI publications have been translated into five languages.
Funding
Primary investor: In 2010, NASI partnered with Steriwave Quantum Computers, LTD, a limited liability British Hedge FundHedge fund
A hedge fund is a private pool of capital actively managed by an investment adviser. Hedge funds are only open for investment to a limited number of accredited or qualified investors who meet criteria set by regulators. These investors can be institutions, such as pension funds, university...
, to develop a quantum computer
Quantum computer
A quantum computer is a device for computation that makes direct use of quantum mechanical phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform operations on data. Quantum computers are different from traditional computers based on transistors...
prototype
Prototype
A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...
based on US Patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
No. 12,928/592.
Other partners: A team of Hungarian businessmen and academics in conjunction with a new Vezprem University (now called University of Pannonia} Quantum Computing Research Institute has pledged matching funds with the Steriwave partner. In 2011 a group of Brazilian businessmen have also pledged funds to open a quantum computing research laboratory in Sao Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
.
Noetic Press
The Noetic Press publishes a small number of monographs and edited conference proceedings annually and the Noetic Journal specializes in research papers on a so-called "physical cosmology of consciousness". This cosmology depicts a universe with an inherent teleological or AnthropicAnthropic principle
In astrophysics and cosmology, the anthropic principle is the philosophical argument that observations of the physical Universe must be compatible with the conscious life that observes it. Some proponents of the argument reason that it explains why the Universe has the age and the fundamental...
action principle driving self-organization
Self-organization
Self-organization is the process where a structure or pattern appears in a system without a central authority or external element imposing it through planning...
; as opposed to Big Bang
Big Bang
The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model that explains the early development of the Universe. According to the Big Bang theory, the Universe was once in an extremely hot and dense state which expanded rapidly. This rapid expansion caused the young Universe to cool and resulted in...
cosmology
Cosmology
Cosmology is the discipline that deals with the nature of the Universe as a whole. Cosmologists seek to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the Universe at large, as well as the natural laws that keep it in order...
where evolution
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
is considered naturalistic (Darwinian
Natural selection
Natural selection is the nonrandom process by which biologic traits become either more or less common in a population as a function of differential reproduction of their bearers. It is a key mechanism of evolution....
) or random.
The Noetic Journal is an inter-disciplinary peer-reviewed science journal providing an international forum specializing in the physical basis of consciousnessConsciousnessConsciousness is a term that refers to the relationship between the mind and the world with which it interacts. It has been defined as: subjectivity, awareness, the ability to experience or to feel, wakefulness, having a sense of selfhood, and the executive control system of the mind...
, including aspects of Extended ElectromagneticElectromagneticElectromagnetic may refer to:* Electromagnetism* Electromagnetic field* Electromagnetic force* Electromagnetic radiation* Electromagnetic induction* Electromagnetic spectrum...
Theory, de Broglie-Bohm and Relativistic Quantum Field TheoryQuantum field theoryQuantum field theory provides a theoretical framework for constructing quantum mechanical models of systems classically parametrized by an infinite number of dynamical degrees of freedom, that is, fields and many-body systems. It is the natural and quantitative language of particle physics and...
, Quantum Computing, Astrophysics, CosmologyCosmologyCosmology is the discipline that deals with the nature of the Universe as a whole. Cosmologists seek to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the Universe at large, as well as the natural laws that keep it in order...
, Superstring (M-TheoryM-theoryIn theoretical physics, M-theory is an extension of string theory in which 11 dimensions are identified. Because the dimensionality exceeds that of superstring theories in 10 dimensions, proponents believe that the 11-dimensional theory unites all five string theories...
), Philosophy of MindPhilosophy of mindPhilosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, consciousness and their relationship to the physical body, particularly the brain. The mind-body problem, i.e...
and Cartesian Dualism.
Richard L. Amoroso
Richard L. Amoroso, a practicing physicistis Director of NASI as well as Executive Editor of the Noetic Press and Noetic Journal. He received his B.S. in PsychologyPsychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
from the University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
This article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst...
, Amherst, his M.A. in Consciousness Studies from John F. Kennedy University
John F. Kennedy University
John F. Kennedy University is a nonprofit, private university located in Pleasant Hill, California, with satellite campuses in Campbell, Berkeley, and Costa Mesa. It was founded in 1964 to focus on providing continuing opportunities for non-traditional higher education. Enrollment is approximately...
, and a DeD in Cosmology
Cosmology
Cosmology is the discipline that deals with the nature of the Universe as a whole. Cosmologists seek to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the Universe at large, as well as the natural laws that keep it in order...
and Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of mind
Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, consciousness and their relationship to the physical body, particularly the brain. The mind-body problem, i.e...
from the now defunct International Noetic University (INU) in Hayward, CA. He also studied for 2 years at the New England School of Acupuncture
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a type of alternative medicine that treats patients by insertion and manipulation of solid, generally thin needles in the body....
under the renowned Dr. James Tin Yau So
James Tin Yau So
Dr. James Tin Yau So, N.D., LAc., also known as Dr. So, was one of the most influential individuals of the 20th Century in bringing acupuncture to the United States....
and was on the staff of the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics from from 1980-1982. His recent writing involves Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of mind
Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, consciousness and their relationship to the physical body, particularly the brain. The mind-body problem, i.e...
, quantum cosmology
Quantum cosmology
In theoretical physics, quantum cosmology is a field attempting to study the effect of quantum mechanics on the formation of the universe, or its early evolution, especially just after the Big Bang...
, Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of celestial objects, as well as their interactions and behavior...
and noetic medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
. He is an opponent of contemporary theories of the Big Bang, and has proposed an alternative he calls the "Holographic Anthropic
Anthropic principle
In astrophysics and cosmology, the anthropic principle is the philosophical argument that observations of the physical Universe must be compatible with the conscious life that observes it. Some proponents of the argument reason that it explains why the Universe has the age and the fundamental...
Multiverse
Multiverse
The multiverse is the hypothetical set of multiple possible universes that together comprise all of reality.Multiverse may also refer to:-In fiction:* Multiverse , the fictional multiverse used by DC Comics...
".
Mr. Amoroso characterizes the Noetic Press and its accompanying journal in this way:
Science is inadequate to complete the task of explaining consciousnessConsciousnessConsciousness is a term that refers to the relationship between the mind and the world with which it interacts. It has been defined as: subjectivity, awareness, the ability to experience or to feel, wakefulness, having a sense of selfhood, and the executive control system of the mind...
without being drastically reformulated. . . . The Noetic Journal seeks to fill this gap by boldly addressing a complete epistemology that is not just confined to current myopic limits of scientific phenomenology.
Mr. Amoroso is Chief Financial Officer
Chief financial officer
The chief financial officer or Chief financial and operating officer is a corporate officer primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the corporation. This officer is also responsible for financial planning and record-keeping, as well as financial reporting to higher management...
of Cerebroscopic Systems, Inc. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
for the Museum of Robotics , and search committee member of the Noetic Medal of Consciousness and Brain Research.
Noetic Medal of Consciousness and Brain Research
Given to Outstanding Individuals for Lifetime achievement in the fields related to CosmologyCosmology
Cosmology is the discipline that deals with the nature of the Universe as a whole. Cosmologists seek to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the Universe at large, as well as the natural laws that keep it in order...
of Consciousness
Consciousness
Consciousness is a term that refers to the relationship between the mind and the world with which it interacts. It has been defined as: subjectivity, awareness, the ability to experience or to feel, wakefulness, having a sense of selfhood, and the executive control system of the mind...
, Noetic Medicine, Transpersonal Psychology
Transpersonal psychology
Transpersonal psychology is a form of psychology that studies the transpersonal, self-transcendent or spiritual aspects of the human experience....
, Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of mind
Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, consciousness and their relationship to the physical body, particularly the brain. The mind-body problem, i.e...
and Brain Research. Noted recipients have been neurophysiologists Karl H. Pribram
Karl H. Pribram
Karl H. Pribram is a professor at Georgetown University, in the United States, and an emeritus professor of psychology and psychiatry at Stanford University and Radford University...
, Bejamin Libet, Engineer :ro:Mihai Drăgănescu, Physicist Avshalom Elitzur
Avshalom Elitzur
Avshalom Cyrus Elitzur is an Israeli physicist and philosopher.-Biography:Avshalom Elitzur was a senior lecturer at the Unit for Interdisciplinary Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel...
and Elizabeth Rauscher
Elizabeth Rauscher
Elizabeth A. Rauscher is an American physicist and parapsychologist. She is a former researcher with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Stanford Research Institute, and NASA....
(for contributions to several fields of science including physics and the philosophy of mind and medicine - especially for the non-invasive Heart Pacemaker).
.
- http://www.mindspring.com/~quantum.computing/, Noetic Medal Home Page
Physics Symposia
Following the first two Vigier Symposia Held at York UniversityYork University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
, Toronto, in 1998 The Noetic Advanced Studies Institute became the organizer and sponsor of the series of Physics Symposia in honor of noted French Physicist Jean-Pierre Vigier
Jean-Pierre Vigier
Jean-Pierre Vigier earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from University of Geneva in 1946 and in 1948 was appointed assistant to Louis de Broglie, a position he held until the latter's retirement in 1962. Vigier was professor emeritus at in the Department of Gravitational Physics at Pierre et Marie...
.
- http://www.mindspring.com/~cerebroscopic/Index3.html, 2000, Vigier III SYMPOSIUM - "Gravitation and Cosmology: From the Hubble Radius to the Planck Scale". A Symposium in Celebration of The 80th Birthday of Jean-Pierre VigierJean-Pierre VigierJean-Pierre Vigier earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from University of Geneva in 1946 and in 1948 was appointed assistant to Louis de Broglie, a position he held until the latter's retirement in 1962. Vigier was professor emeritus at in the Department of Gravitational Physics at Pierre et Marie...
, UC Berkeley, USA. Proceedings by Springer Google Books
- http://www.mindspring.com/~cerebroscopic/Index4.html, 2003, Vigier IV SYMPOSIUM, "The Search For Unity In Physics". A Symposium in Celebration of The 83rd Birthday of Mathematical Physicist Jean-Pierre VigierJean-Pierre VigierJean-Pierre Vigier earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from University of Geneva in 1946 and in 1948 was appointed assistant to Louis de Broglie, a position he held until the latter's retirement in 1962. Vigier was professor emeritus at in the Department of Gravitational Physics at Pierre et Marie...
, Pierre et Marie CurieMarie CurieMarie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...
Universite, Paris, France, Mon - Fri, September 15th - 19th, 2003.
- http://www2.ulg.ac.be/mathgen/CHAOS/CASYS.html, 2005, Vigier V SYMPOSIUM, Liege, Belgium in conjunction with the CASYS Symposium CHAOS Website
- http://www2.ulg.ac.be/mathgen/CHAOS/CASYS.html, 2007, Vigier VI SYMPOSIUM, Liege, Belgium in conjunction with the CASYS Symposium CHAOS Website
- http://www.mindspring.com/~quantum.computing/index7.html 2010, Vigier VII SYMPOSIUM - "The Search For Fundamental Theory", Imperial College, London UK, July 12th to July 14th 2010 Celebrating the 90th Birthday of Mathematical Physicist Jean-Pierre VigierJean-Pierre VigierJean-Pierre Vigier earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from University of Geneva in 1946 and in 1948 was appointed assistant to Louis de Broglie, a position he held until the latter's retirement in 1962. Vigier was professor emeritus at in the Department of Gravitational Physics at Pierre et Marie...
Proceedings by American Institute of PhysicsAmerican Institute of PhysicsThe American Institute of Physics promotes science, the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies. The AIP is made up of various member societies...
(AIP)
Cosmology of Consciousness / Philosophy of Mind Symposia
Sponsored Mind-Body Conferences1st Workshop on Convergent Ideas in the Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of science
The philosophy of science is concerned with the assumptions, foundations, methods and implications of science. It is also concerned with the use and merit of science and sometimes overlaps metaphysics and epistemology by exploring whether scientific results are actually a study of truth...
, George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
1998
January 1999]
Science and the Primacy of Consciousness
Consciousness
Consciousness is a term that refers to the relationship between the mind and the world with which it interacts. It has been defined as: subjectivity, awareness, the ability to experience or to feel, wakefulness, having a sense of selfhood, and the executive control system of the mind...
: Intimation of a 21st Century Revolution. Conference at University of Lisbon, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
in 22-24 April 1998.
Fundamental Principles of Cosmology
Cosmology
Cosmology is the discipline that deals with the nature of the Universe as a whole. Cosmologists seek to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the Universe at large, as well as the natural laws that keep it in order...
: The Foundations of a Conscious Universe, October 14-16, 1999 George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
, Fairfax, VA http://www-physics.lbl.gov/~stapp/gmu.txtKeynote address - Henry Stapp
Henry Stapp
Henry Stapp is an American physicist, well-known for his work in quantum mechanics.-Biography:Stapp received his PhD in particle physics at the University of California, Berkeley, under the supervision of Nobel Laureates Emilio Segrè and Owen Chamberlain...
]
Elizabeth Rauscher
Elizabeth A. RauscherElizabeth Rauscher
Elizabeth A. Rauscher is an American physicist and parapsychologist. She is a former researcher with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Stanford Research Institute, and NASA....
, one of 12 fellows of NASI, received her Ph.D. in astrophysics and nuclear physics from University of California at Berkley. She holds senior fellowship at the Noetic Adv. Std. Inst. and carries memberships in APS
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
, IEEE, AAAS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
, MAA
Mathematical Association of America
The Mathematical Association of America is a professional society that focuses on mathematics accessible at the undergraduate level. Members include university, college, and high school teachers; graduate and undergraduate students; pure and applied mathematicians; computer scientists;...
, and AAMI
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation founded in 1966, is a voluntary consensus organization which promotes knowledge and use of medical instrumentation. It creates standards, educates and certifies technicians, and publishes technical documents, books, periodicals, and...
. She holds four patents in United States and Europe, and has authored over 275 scientific papers. She is co-author of the 2009 volume The Holographic Multiverse: Formalizing the Complex Geometry of Reality, with Richard Amoroso,; and in 2010 Orbiting the Moons of Pluto and chief scientific advisor to BioHarmonic Resonance, Inc.
Research Goals
The main purpose for the inception of the Noetic Advanced Studies Institute is to solve the age old question of the mind-body problem. From the noetic point of view this requires an anthropicAnthropic principle
In astrophysics and cosmology, the anthropic principle is the philosophical argument that observations of the physical Universe must be compatible with the conscious life that observes it. Some proponents of the argument reason that it explains why the Universe has the age and the fundamental...
cosmology
Cosmology
Cosmology is the discipline that deals with the nature of the Universe as a whole. Cosmologists seek to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the Universe at large, as well as the natural laws that keep it in order...
in opposition to a naturalistic Big Bang
Big Bang
The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model that explains the early development of the Universe. According to the Big Bang theory, the Universe was once in an extremely hot and dense state which expanded rapidly. This rapid expansion caused the young Universe to cool and resulted in...
cosmology
Cosmology
Cosmology is the discipline that deals with the nature of the Universe as a whole. Cosmologists seek to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the Universe at large, as well as the natural laws that keep it in order...
. The salient reason for a program to solve the mind-body problem is that it is postulated that the ~400 autoimmune conditions have a noetic component. To treat these disorders properly it is believed that a special class of quantum computer
Quantum computer
A quantum computer is a device for computation that makes direct use of quantum mechanical phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform operations on data. Quantum computers are different from traditional computers based on transistors...
modeled after the mind-body
Mind-body
Mind-body may refer to:* Mind-body connection, a medical model* Mind-body dichotomy, a philosophy of mind* Mind-body exercise, a form of exercise that combines body movement with mental focus* Mind-body intervention, an alternative medicine...
interface is required. Once achieved this new technology will lead to a new class of medical devices - i.e. the quantum computer
Quantum computer
A quantum computer is a device for computation that makes direct use of quantum mechanical phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform operations on data. Quantum computers are different from traditional computers based on transistors...
program when successful is expected to lead to dozens of new technologies in Medicine, Weather Control
Weather control
Weather control is the act of manipulating or altering certain aspects of the environment to produce desirable changes in weather. Weather control can have the goal of preventing damaging weather, such as hurricanes or tornadoes, from occurring; of causing beneficial weather, such as rainfall in...
, Defense, Quantum Computer Music and Psychology for example.
See:
- Nuclear weapons obsolete
- FTL Warp Drive space ship
- Practical Weather Control
- Permanent end to world hunger
- VTOL automobiles - No more city traffic congestion
- Mind-body problem
Sensory By-Pass Prosthesis
A pertinent new patented medical Emerging technology under development is based on conscious quantum computing (QC). Noetic Theory suggests that the mind-body interface is a form of conscious quantum computer (not that the QC is conscious, but that it's operational parameters are modeled after the noetic definition of the mind-body
Mind-body
Mind-body may refer to:* Mind-body connection, a medical model* Mind-body dichotomy, a philosophy of mind* Mind-body exercise, a form of exercise that combines body movement with mental focus* Mind-body intervention, an alternative medicine...
interface). This class of QC medical device is called a Sensory By-Pass Prosthesis
Prosthesis
In medicine, a prosthesis, prosthetic, or prosthetic limb is an artificial device extension that replaces a missing body part. It is part of the field of biomechatronics, the science of using mechanical devices with human muscle, skeleton, and nervous systems to assist or enhance motor control...
. For example current retinal implant
Retinal implant
A retinal implant is a biomedical implant technology currently being developed by a number of private companies and research institutions worldwide. The implant is meant to partially restore useful vision to people who have lost theirs due to degenerative eye conditions such as retinitis...
technology is only applicable to the 14.5% of subjects with a viable optic nerve
Optic nerve
The optic nerve, also called cranial nerve 2, transmits visual information from the retina to the brain. Derived from the embryonic retinal ganglion cell, a diverticulum located in the diencephalon, the optic nerve doesn't regenerate after transection.-Anatomy:The optic nerve is the second of...
; but the non-surgical noetic Sensory By-Pass Prosthesis
Prosthesis
In medicine, a prosthesis, prosthetic, or prosthetic limb is an artificial device extension that replaces a missing body part. It is part of the field of biomechatronics, the science of using mechanical devices with human muscle, skeleton, and nervous systems to assist or enhance motor control...
technology will give sight to all blind persons. Simplistically, the QC through resonance
Resonance
In physics, resonance is the tendency of a system to oscillate at a greater amplitude at some frequencies than at others. These are known as the system's resonant frequencies...
or as a transducer
Transducer
A transducer is a device that converts one type of energy to another. Energy types include electrical, mechanical, electromagnetic , chemical, acoustic or thermal energy. While the term transducer commonly implies the use of a sensor/detector, any device which converts energy can be considered a...
of digital
Digital
A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
video data (what would normally be visual sense data) directly into the mind
Mind
The concept of mind is understood in many different ways by many different traditions, ranging from panpsychism and animism to traditional and organized religious views, as well as secular and materialist philosophies. Most agree that minds are constituted by conscious experience and intelligent...
by quantizing qualia
Qualia
Qualia , singular "quale" , from a Latin word meaning for "what sort" or "what kind," is a term used in philosophy to refer to subjective conscious experiences as 'raw feels'. Examples of qualia are the pain of a headache, the taste of wine, the experience of taking a recreational drug, or the...
through operation of the QC. This view is not popular with current thinking because it is based on a form of Cartesian interactive dualism
Dualism
Dualism denotes a state of two parts. The term 'dualism' was originally coined to denote co-eternal binary opposition, a meaning that is preserved in metaphysical and philosophical duality discourse but has been diluted in general or common usages. Dualism can refer to moral dualism, Dualism (from...
and a fundamental physical basis for qualia
Qualia
Qualia , singular "quale" , from a Latin word meaning for "what sort" or "what kind," is a term used in philosophy to refer to subjective conscious experiences as 'raw feels'. Examples of qualia are the pain of a headache, the taste of wine, the experience of taking a recreational drug, or the...
remains controversial. But prototyping programs are in the process of being funded and it is hoped that marketable products will be available within ten years. Theoretically Sensory
Sensory
Sensory may refer to:relating to senses or smellIn biology:* Sensory preference* Sensory system, part of the nervous system of organisms* Sensory neuron, nerve cell responsible for transmitting information about external stimuli...
By-Pass Prosthesis
Prosthesis
In medicine, a prosthesis, prosthetic, or prosthetic limb is an artificial device extension that replaces a missing body part. It is part of the field of biomechatronics, the science of using mechanical devices with human muscle, skeleton, and nervous systems to assist or enhance motor control...
would apply to any of the senses. Second generation devices are expected to include psychological prosthesis
Prosthesis
In medicine, a prosthesis, prosthetic, or prosthetic limb is an artificial device extension that replaces a missing body part. It is part of the field of biomechatronics, the science of using mechanical devices with human muscle, skeleton, and nervous systems to assist or enhance motor control...
for personality disorders and alleviating brain damage like in mental retardation
Mental retardation
Mental retardation is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors...
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See also
- Quantum consciousness
- Noetic PsychologyNoetic PsychologyNoetic Psychology is a specific theme in psychology dedicated to the discovery of meaning and purpose; resolution of existential angst; the integration of affect with cognition through forming meaning. Values are a key component of Noetic Psychology...
- Noetic theoryNoetic theoryIn traditional philosophy, noëtics is a branch of metaphysical philosophy concerned with the study of mind and intellect...
- Quantum cosmologyQuantum cosmologyIn theoretical physics, quantum cosmology is a field attempting to study the effect of quantum mechanics on the formation of the universe, or its early evolution, especially just after the Big Bang...
- NoosphereNoosphereNoosphere , according to the thought of Vladimir Vernadsky and Teilhard de Chardin, denotes the "sphere of human thought". The word is derived from the Greek νοῦς + σφαῖρα , in lexical analogy to "atmosphere" and "biosphere". Introduced by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 1922 in his Cosmogenesis"...
- Teilhard de Chardin
- Institute of Noetic Sciences
- PlatoPlatoPlato , was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the...
- John C. Eccles
- Cartesian dualism
External links
- Noetic Advanced Studies Institute
- Cerebroscope Systems, Inc.
- BioHarmonic Resonance, Inc.
- Crossing the Event Horizon: Rise to the Equation
- Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE) TheSSEChannel YouTube
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSCNdnIWP8INoeticAdvancedStudies Channel YouTube, Award to Avshalom ElitzurAvshalom ElitzurAvshalom Cyrus Elitzur is an Israeli physicist and philosopher.-Biography:Avshalom Elitzur was a senior lecturer at the Unit for Interdisciplinary Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel...
] - Lifetime achievement Gold Medal Acceptance speech
- Saude Quanticos, Pernambuco, Brazil Annual Quantum Health Symposium
- Festshrift for 75th birthday of Mihai Draganescu - Romanian Academy
- Statement of Purpose - Noetic Press