Jiyan Lu week 2

Article For Week 2: “Near Death cases desegregating non-locality/disembodiment via quantum mediated consciousness: An extended version of the cell-soul pathway."

The article asserts that there are two forms of consciousness associated with the cell-soul pathway, bodily consciousness, and functional consciousness. While both are present in the body, functional consciousness might get disembodied and operate without a host. The paper applies quantum entanglement theory to explain the disembodiment that is cited in several near-death experiences. The article provides an in-depth explanation for the disembodied state that happens in near-death experiences, in many ways undercutting various arguments cited against the phenomenon. By citing the zero-point point field referenced in quantum physics, the authors illustrate how consciousness and memories do not necessarily have to be localized in the body but rather occur through the holographic principle. 

While the explanation for disembodiment relies on quantum physics, a captivating branch of physics to many scientists, the idea that an individual experiences consciousness when they are clinically dead also resonates with the spirit realm. The spirit realm is often regarded as the external environment of spirits, that while different from the natural world, supplements and complements the activities in the natural world. These two worlds are in constant interaction. Similarly, while embodiment occurs without a host, information creation, gathering, and transfer during this particular state only occur due to the entanglement of the two states of consciousness.

The authors rely on near-death experiences, which often clinically last a few minutes. Indeed, the authors openly admit that they lack the capacity and the resources to determine whether functional consciousness, which is the leading cause of non-local conscious experiences, actually exists after death (Pereira and Reddy 960). Therefore, the current assertions on the extension of the cell-soul pathway rely on limited data associated with near-death experiences that might also be linked to a multitude of reactions that have nothing to do with disembodiment, depending on the situation at hand.

Work Cited

Pereira, Contzen, and Shash Kiran Reddy. "Near-death Cases Desegregating Non-locality/ Disembodiment via Quantum Mediated Consciousness: An Extended Version of the Cell-Soul Pathway." Journal of Consciousness Exploration and Research, vol.7, no.11, 2016, pp. 951-968.

Sean, Martin, "‘Crown of thorns’ neurone found in brain - which could crack mystery of CONSCIOUSNESS" https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/780905/consciousness-mystery-allen-institute-brain-science-neurone-discovery