Science considering experimental influence of the observer

Michael, if you do read Hoffman’s work, I’d recommend reading CC’s chapter by chapter responses as you do.

I get the feelings you have about the god/science debate. It has been beat to death and there are problems all around. Quantum physics however is not the answer. When that science was younger, sometime around the 60’s or 70’s, there was serious debate about how the quantum world could affect personality and maybe be used to help us understand ourselves. This did not last very long because of something called decoherence. The quantum movements don’t hold together as they pass on up the chain to neurons. This idea is no longer taken seriously by any respected physicist, but you can find everything from sciencey looking videos to yoga masters who still say it’s a thing.

Meanwhile, the science of religion has developed. There is much more to be learned from psychology, evolution, group dynamics, theories on how we learn, System 1/System 2 thinking and many other disciplines that cross over.