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What God, Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness Have in Common

By John Horgan — 2021

Theories that try to explain these big metaphysical mysteries fall short, making agnosticism the only sensible stance

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Einstein’s Demon-Haunted Quantum World

Einstein hated "spooky action at a distance," but much to his chagrin, quantum mechanics remains as spooky as ever.

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Did Einstein Believe in God?

Here’s what Einstein meant when he spoke of cosmic dice and the “secrets of the Ancient One.”

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Einstein and His God

Einstein, like Spinoza, never sought comfort from a traditional God or felt the need for moral instruction from religion.

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Quantum Theory

With the turn of the 20th century, the field of physics underwent two major transformations, roughly at the same time. The first was Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, which dealt with the universal realm of physics.

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‘God Plays Dice with the Universe,’ Einstein Writes in Letter About His Qualms with Quantum Theory

The letters, which were addressed to Caltech theoretical physicist Paul Epstein, describe Einstein’s qualms about quantum theory, which he called “incomplete” in one letter.

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