Shenmiao Wang - Week 8

Week 8 Topic- The American Scholar: A New Theory of the Universe by Robert Lanza

           Lanza concentrates on the importance of biocentrism in the modern scientific world. He debates that biology supersedes chemistry and physics as a natural science since the topic solves all mysteries about reality (Lanza 2). The journal illustrates that biology unifies existing universal theories of the living and physical world through modern findings such as discoveries of the existence of the embryonic stem cells (Lanza 4). For instance, the article disputes Einstein’s space-time theory, whereby conclusions revolve on speculations and unseen dimensions (Lanza 5). The author clarifies that living organisms are subjects of time and space. The significance of biocentrism lies in that time is an inner form of animal sense (consciousness), which animates events of the spatial world (Lanza 6). Hence, biocentrism relates to the Spirit Realm through cognitive abilities.

           Traditional materialistic models of reality perceive human life as an activity of atoms and particles which dissipate into nothingness after death without any evidence of the existence of the soul. However, biocentrism challenges the ancient world of objectivity and naïve realism through neuroscientific mechanisms (Lanza 7). Modern neuroscientific studies on the human brain depict the presence of the soul that promotes moral consciousness and continues to live even after demise. Furthermore, biocentrism roots its arguments in Kant’s philosophy that clarifies that all living organism’s involvement, including space and time, are the insights of the mind. Thus, current biocentrism studies certify the soul (spirit) as a vital aspect that exists independent of the body. Therefore, biocentrism theories affirm the existence of a Spiritual Realm that resides in the human mind and exists even after death.  

Work Cited

Lanza, Robert. “A New Theory of The Universe.” TheAmericanScholar,

www.theamericanscholar.org/a-new-theory-of-the-universe/#.Xo8bGcgzbIX Accessed 8 April 2020.