Breaking Free

I previously wrote a little about the influence that modern quantum theory has had on current worldviews.  In particular, I believe it has had a much more profound effect than people realize, especially with regard to postmodernism.  Postmodernism is generally characterized by narcissism and relativism - there is no absolute truth, and whatever I am doing is OK simply because it is what I am doing. 

You may not care to get into quantum physics, but you should care to understand that current quantum theory always must lead to postmodernism.  The widely accepted quantum theory known as the “Copenhagen” interpretation (named after the location of physicists who developed it) is so well entrenched in today’s sciences that it is generally accepted by fiat.

To demonstrate my point, here are a few quotes by Heinz R. Pagels, a 20th Century American physicist, from his book The Cosmic Code:

“The Copenhagen interpretation magnificiently revealed the internal consistency of the quantum theory, a consistency which was purchased at the price of renouncing the determinism and objectivity of the natural world.”

“In summary, the Copenhagen interpretation of the quantum theory rejected determinism, accepting instead the statistical nature of reality, and it rejected objectivity, accepting instead that material reality depended in part on how we choose to observe it.  After huncreds of years the world view of classical physics fell.  Here, from the very substance of the universe - the atom - the physicists learned a new lesson about reality.”

“The quantum theory never attracted the attention of the public as did the earlier relativity theory…  the abstract mathematical character of the quantum theory did not relate to immediate human experience.”

Modern acceptance of the currently accepted quantum theory has exploded as a stealth bomb, catching off guard those of us who believe that there is determinism and absolute truth in the universe. 

As I mentioned in my previous blog, there is an alternative.