Consciousness and the Quantum Vacuum
Poetry Science Talks
Ralph Abraham, December 7, 2006
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Outline:

• Introduction: Kolkata, January 14, 2006
  • Science vs consciousness
  • the emphasis on experience
  • The giri
  • the science (or math) of the subtle bodies
• Vedanta and Kashmiri Shaivism
  • kosas, chakras, tattvas
  • spanda, world harmony
  • communication between levels, the matrix
• The quantum vacuum and pointillism
  • wave/particle duality, A/D and D/A
  • the digital philosophy (fredkin, wolfram)
  • vibrations and form vs cellular networks and cliques
  • pointillism (eg, georges seurat, 1859-1891)
  • discrete perceptions in altered states
  • show electric sheep
• The QV model of Requardt and Roy [RR]
  • the emergence of ST from the QX
  • tour of the agent-based models
• Conclusion
  • up and down the clique ladder
  • the discrete version of the kosas
• Q&A