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The Unreal Universe: A Study in Applied Spirituality
The Unreal Universe is an inquiry into the realness of reality as reflected in the basic assumptions of physics. It examines these assumptions using metaphysical views of reality. More than a philosophical inquiry, the book actually applies these views in explaining certain astrophysical phenomena such as Gamma-ray bursts and symmetric radio sources. This explanation appears in June 2007 issue of IJMP-D (a well-respected, peer-reviewed physics journal) as an article titled, "Are Radio Sources and Gamma Ray Bursts Luminal Booms?", which soon became one of the top accessed articles of IJMP-D by Jan 2008.
Many schools of philosophy view our perceptual reality as a limited projection of a larger truth into our sensory or cognitive space. A similar view is now echoed in modern neuroscience. This philosophical insight rediscovered in the context of physics forms the backbone of The Unreal Universe.
The national newspaper of Singapore, The Straits Times, lauds the readable and conversation style used in The Unreal Universe and recommends it to anybody who wants to learn about life, the universe and everything.
"A book for thinking laymen, this readable, thought-provoking work offers a new perspective on our definition of reality."
-Bobbie Christmas, Zebra Communications
"Well written, very clear to follow for the non-specialist."
-Wendy Lochner, Columbia University Press
Many schools of philosophy view our perceptual reality as a limited projection of a larger truth into our sensory or cognitive space. A similar view is now echoed in modern neuroscience. This philosophical insight rediscovered in the context of physics forms the backbone of The Unreal Universe.
The national newspaper of Singapore, The Straits Times, lauds the readable and conversation style used in The Unreal Universe and recommends it to anybody who wants to learn about life, the universe and everything.
"A book for thinking laymen, this readable, thought-provoking work offers a new perspective on our definition of reality."
-Bobbie Christmas, Zebra Communications
"Well written, very clear to follow for the non-specialist."
-Wendy Lochner, Columbia University Press
292 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 7, 2010
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April 17, 2019
Time recognition.
A great book full of my three favourite subjects. The only thing I have an issue with is the sense of time. Our sense organ is the brain in this respect. The mode of sensing is the recognition of the space between thoughts. None of us, as far as I am aware, is cognizant of our eventual demise on a daily basis, let alone continually. If recognition of time relied on a sort of countdown to death we would have to recognise its eventuality a lot more. Whereas we all have thoughts as regular as an atomic isotope decaying. Still, it's something to think about.
A great book full of my three favourite subjects. The only thing I have an issue with is the sense of time. Our sense organ is the brain in this respect. The mode of sensing is the recognition of the space between thoughts. None of us, as far as I am aware, is cognizant of our eventual demise on a daily basis, let alone continually. If recognition of time relied on a sort of countdown to death we would have to recognise its eventuality a lot more. Whereas we all have thoughts as regular as an atomic isotope decaying. Still, it's something to think about.
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