> Fred Alan Wolf's 9611 book, _The
>Spiritual Universe: How Quantum Physics proves the Existence of the
>Soul_, which you can find at
>http://www.hia.com/hia/fredwolf/su-home.htm
>I found Wolf's notions appalling
Yes indeed, as always. Aside from the silly pseudo-theories, Wolf
promulgates the standard evil meme about science and objectivity:
`My physics knowledge is
both a gift and a curse in so far as it is needed to define the spiritual
universe and its agent, the soul.
The gift is that I see, objectively, how much of the physical universe
works. That perspective gives
me a certain peace of mind that the universe is not an accident and that
human life is meaningful and
purposeful. The curse is that when it comes to seeing essential matters of
the heart, subjectively, I
often see nothing. My scientific mind habitually takes over and I become
skeptical and unfeeling.'
When I read this kind of libel, my (lay person's) scientific mind
habitually takes over and I become skeptical and filled with passionate
intensity.
Damien Broderick