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Thursday 14 November 2013

Scientist: Quantum physics proves death an illusion... - that there IS an afterlife -

Scientist: Quantum physics proves death an illusion... - that there IS an afterlife - 



Most scientists would probably say that the concept of an afterlife is either nonsense, or at the very least unprovable.
Yet one expert claims he has evidence to confirm an existence beyond the grave - and it lies in quantum physics.
Professor Robert Lanza claims the theory of biocentrism teaches that death as we know it is an illusion created by our consciousness.

'We think life is just the activity of carbon and an admixture of molecules – we live a while and then rot into the ground,' said the scientist on his website.
Lanza, from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina, continued that as humans we believe in death because 'we've been taught we die', or more specifically, our consciousness associates life with bodies and we know that bodies die. 

His theory of biocentrism, however, explains that death may not be as terminal as we think it is.
Biocentrism is classed as the theory of everything and comes from the Greek for 'life centre'. 
It is the believe that life and biology are central to reality and that life creates the universe, not the other way round. 
This suggests a person's consciousness determines the shape and size of objects in the universe.
Lanza uses the example of the way we perceive the world around us. A person sees a blue sky, and is told that the colour they are seeing is blue, but the cells in a person's brain could be changed to make the sky look green or red.

LANZA'S THEORY OF BIOCENTRISM AND THE AFTERLIFE
Biocentrism is classed as the Theory of Everything and comes from the Greek for 'life centre'. It is the belief that life and biology are central to reality and that life creates the universe, not the other way round.  
Lanza uses the example of the way we perceive the world around us. 
A person sees a blue sky, and is told that the colour they are seeing is blue, but the cells in a person's brain could be changed to make the sky look green or red. 
Our consciousness makes sense of the world, and can be altered to change this interpretation.
The universe is a construct of our minds, claims Lanza
By looking at the universe from a biocentric's point of view, this also means space and time don't behave in the hard and fast ways our consciousness tell us it does. 
In summary, space and time are 'simply tools of our mind.'
Once this theory about space and time being mental constructs is accepted, it means death and the idea of immortality exist in a world without spatial or linear boundaries. 
Theoretical physicists believe that there is infinite number of universes with different variations of people, and situations taking place, simultaneously. 
Lanza added that everything which can possibly happen is occurring at some point across these multiverses and this means death can't exist in 'any real sense' either.  
Lanza, instead, said that when we die our life becomes a 'perennial flower that returns to bloom in the multiverse.'


'Bottom line: What you see could not be present without your consciousness,' explained Lanza. 'Our consciousness makes sense of the world.'
By looking at the universe from a biocentric's point of view, this also means space and time don't behave in the hard and fast ways our consciousness tell us it does. In summary, space and time are 'simply tools of our mind.'
Once this theory about space and time being mental constructs is accepted, it means death and the idea of immortality exist in a world without spatial or linear boundaries. 
Similarly, theoretical physicists believe there is infinite number of universes with different variations of people, and situations, taking place simultaneously.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2503370/Quantum-physics-proves-IS-afterlife-claims-scientist.html

Janet Yellen: I Am a Major League Money Printer -

Janet Yellen: I Am a Major League Money Printer - 



Janet Yellen will say the US economy is performing “far short” of its potential at her confirmation hearing this morning  in prepared remarks that justify continued monetary stimulus, reports FT.

“We have made good progress, but we have farther to go to regain the ground lost in the crisis and the recession,” the nominee for chair of the US Federal Reserve will say, according to prepared testimony.

“Unemployment is down from a peak of 10 per cent, but at 7.3 per cent in October, it is still too high, reflecting a labour market and economy performing far short of their potential,” she will say.

“For these reasons, the Federal Reserve is using its monetary policy tools to promote a more robust recovery. A strong recovery will ultimately enable the Fed to reduce its monetary accommodation and reliance on unconventional policy tools such as asset purchases.”

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Scientists kill world's oldest creature trying to determine its age... - was 507 years old at the time of its demise -

Scientists kill world's oldest creature trying to determine its age... - was 507 years old at the time of its demise - 



In 2006, climate change experts from Bangor University in north Wales found a very special clam while dredging the seabeds of Iceland. At that time scientists counted the rings on the inside shell to determine that the clam was the ripe old age of 405. Unfortunately, by opening the clam which scientists refer to as "Ming," they killed it instantly. 
Cut to 2013, researchers have determined that the original calculations of Ming's age were wrong, and that the now deceased clam was actually 102 years older than originally thought. Ming was 507 years old at the time of its demise. 
According to the Mirror, Ocean scientist Paul Butler from Bangor University said: “We got it wrong the first time and maybe we were a bit hasty publishing our findings back then. But we are absolutely certain that we've got the right age now.The nice thing about these shells is that they have distinct annual growth lines, so we can accurately date the shell material.That’s just the same as what archaeologists do when they use tree rings in dead wood to work out the dates of old buildings.”
The 507-year-old clam shattered the previous unofficial title holder for world's oldest creature held by a 374-year-old Icelandic clam in a German museum.
No information was given as to which scientist murdered the former record holder. 

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Computers and phones in children's bedrooms 'can cause anxiety and sleep loss' -

Computers and phones in children's bedrooms 'can cause anxiety and sleep loss' - 



Parents have been urged to take televisions, computers and mobile phones out of children’s bedrooms as they cause anxiety and prevent sleep which ruins school performance, a study has suggested.
Researchers have found that having televisions and games consoles in the bedroom teaches the brain to see the room as an entertainment zone rather than a place for quiet and rest.
While playing violent video games in the bedroom sets up to the brain to see it as a place of danger and where it should be on edge.
It comes a year after a study by consumer watchdog Ofcom found teenagers sent an average of 193 texts every week, more than double the number they sent in 2011.
It also found than 70 per cent of teenagers have television sets in their rooms.

Now parents have been warned technology should be taken out of children's rooms to ensure they get the rest they need.
Losing as little as an hour’s sleep can ruin a child’s performance at school, according to the study published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
Pupils who have late nights find maths problems harder to solve and have poorer memory skills.
However, bringing bedtime forward – even by 60 minutes – makes youngsters calmer and better able to concentrate,
The paper’s lead author, psychologist Dr Jennifer Vriend, of Dalhousie University in Canada, said: “One of the biggest culprits for inadequate and disturbed sleep is technology.
“Many teenagers sleep with their phones and they are awakened regularly by it ringing or vibrating throughout the night when they get a text, email or Facebook message.
“Having televisions and games consoles in the bedroom is also a problem. It sets up the brain to see the room as an entertainment zone rather than a quiet, sleepy environment.
“So when a teenager is playing a violent video game regularly in his bedroom, his brain starts to associate it as a place where he should be on edge and ready for danger; the brain becomes wired to not want to sleep in that environment.”
Dr Vriend added: “Adequate sleep leads to better emotional stability, more positive mood and improved attention, which are all likely to improve academic success.
“Furthermore, when we sleep, what we learned during the day gets consolidated so children are losing out on two levels.”
The latest study focused on 32 children aged between eight and twelve who averaged nearly nine hours’ rest per night.

Read more - 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10448123/Computers-and-phones-in-childrens-bedrooms-can-cause-anxiety-and-sleep-loss.html