Weiyue Lin-Week 8

A new theory of the universe is founded on the tenets of Biocentrism. Robert Lanza postulates that everything is a creation of the observer and not the observed. He changes the long-held view that life is a creation of the universe and instead turns it the other way round. The theory relies on science and philosophy. Biology plays a central role in understanding Biocentrism. He wittingly marries physics and biology to put forth shattering views about life, space, time, and death. The author goes further to prove that life is more than a mixture of elements and that it is fundamentally immortal. There are many puzzles that science is yet to answer, and Biocentrism offers a new dimension to addressing them. The theory takes into account the role of conscience. Lanza postulates that combining life and consciousness could be the ultimate window for understanding life’s most puzzles. He offers that understanding the universe starts from the mind. Biocentrism is disruptive to modern science and brings in the aspect of spirituality through the conscious mind (Robert). There are many challenges today that could be understood through the theory. Taking the theory in its face value, it is easy to understand why the sky is blue and not red. Neuroscience has proved that the colors in the making of the brain and that the same brain can be chemically engineered to have a different view. This supports Lanza’s perspective that life creates the universe and not the other way round. If current scientists can appreciate that science and conscience can work in harmony, most of the challenges could be addressed. Therefore, the theory challenges science to come from the old paradigm and embrace external forces as an integrated segment.

Robert, L. (n.d). "Robert Lanza » Anything Beyond the Universe? New Theory Changes Our Destiny." Robert Lanza, www.robertlanza.com/anything-beyond-the-universe-new-theory-changes-our-destiny/