Tuesday, November 26, 2024

The Human Soul as a Type of Quantum Field

 

Edward W. Kamen of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Roger D. Kamen of Ferris State University propose that, since electric fields and electromagnetic fields both have quanta (discrete packets of energy) consisting of photons, electric fields may also interact with the so-called "soul field." They propose that the human soul is a type of quantum field that interacts only with certain fields in the physical universe, and not directly with matter. Fields that interact with the soul field include electromagnetic waves as evidenced by near-death experiences where events that could not have been seen through the eyes of the individual are verified.

This could result in the transfer of information on working memory content to the soul through electric fields produced by neural ensembles in the human brain. The soul field may also affect neurons on the molecular level in the brain through interactions with electric fields and the recently proposed mechanism of cytoelectric coupling.

The possibility of the existence of realms beyond the physical universe is now accepted by many cosmologists who subscribe to the eternal inflation theory of multiple universes. However, the existence of the multiverse does not provide an explanation for where souls might reside. The key point is that other domains outside our universe may exist. Although the laws of physics likely vary from universe to universe in the multiverse scenario, it is conceivable that quantum fields and quanta underlie the existence of every universe in the multiverse, as they do in our own.

The study says if human souls exist, they come from a different realm and return there after the body dies. In this realm, the usual laws of physics might not apply, but there could be similarities to our physical universe. It introduces the concept of "quasi-fields," which are similar to quantum fields in our universe but exist in the domain of the soul. These quasi-fields may give rise to massless particles, similar to how quantum fields produce massless particles like photons in the physical world. Researchers suggest that if there’s no Higgs-like field in the soul realm, then everything there would be massless. It also notes that while many discussions about the soul view it as a "soul field", it is expected to have specific values or strengths related to the energy and particles that make it up. However, these values might be impossible to measure directly with any devices. The soul field's values would depend on the physical space and time because the soul exists in a body while it's alive. Additionally, the soul field might also involve different types of space and time when it exists in a separate, non-physical realm. This implies that there is a kind of space in the soul domain, allowing for movement and the passage of time, rather than everything happening instantly. This idea alone doesn't fully explain its nature. Ultimately, they propose that the human soul can be understood as a type of quantum field (quasi-field) that shares some properties with the quantum fields we know in our universe. This perspective is somewhat different from previous discussions in the literature on the topic.

A question was raised by physicist Sean Carroll about how the soul interacts with matter, specifically electrons. Carroll suggests that if the soul interacts with electrons, there should be a part in the Dirac equation that describes this interaction, but no evidence supports this.

The conclusion drawn is that either QFT is incorrect or the soul does not exist. To resolve this, the researchers propose that the soul does not directly interact with matter like electrons or other particles with mass (like quarks). Instead, the soul interacts with specific fields in the universe, particularly electromagnetic (EM) waves. Evidence for this interaction comes from near-death experiences (NDEs), where individuals report seeing events that they couldn't have seen physically, but these events are confirmed by others present. The text suggests that the soul can sense and process EM waves, likely through interactions with photons (light particles) that impact the soul field. This is compared to how humans perceive light through electrons in the eye, but how the soul processes this information to achieve vision remains uncertain.

by Vicky Verma @unexplained2020 at x.com on September 25, 2024, and from https://osf.io/preprints/osf/x93mz

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