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Hi All, Mar 6, 2008
I am wondering if this talk was initially scheduled for Apr 1.
And, if I follow this correctly, tides are caused by too many people
looking at the conditional moon that otherwise would be absent and
therefore unable to exert a gravitational force. And the Bay of Fundy,
with record tidal range, is I suppose the epicenter of Moonstruckosity.
And this explains the Buddist Hmm-mmmmmmm.
But, all things considered, it is a relief to know that all those
things which I don't see (such as hyperbolic functions), don't exist
after all.
Yt, DW, Kentville
Patrick Kelly wrote:
> The History of Science and Technology Programme is very pleased to
> present a
> public lecture by Dr. Vic Mansfield, professor emeritus of physics at
> Colgate
> University. His talk "Einstein and Quantum Nonlocality: a Doorway to
> Buddhist Emptiness and Compassion" will take place Wednesday 12 March at
> 7:30-9:30 in Alumni Hall, University of King's College with reception
> to follow
> in the Senior Common Room. A synopsis of the talk and brief bio of Dr.
> Mansfield are beneath. We hope to see you there.
>
>
> "Einstein and Quantum Nonlocality: a Doorway to Buddhist Emptiness and
> Compassion"
>
> Einstein's most influential challenge to quantum theory revolved
> around his
> rejection of the lack of independent existence in quantum objects. For
> example, Einstein's biographer, the physicist Abraham Pais, wrote, "We
> often
> discussed his notions on objective reality. I recall that during one walk
> Einstein suddenly stopped, turned to me, and asked whether I really
> believed
> that the moon exists only when I look at it." Einstein's rejection of a
> central feature of quantum mechanics (quantum object's lack of
> independent
> existence) ignited a debate about the philosophic foundation of
> science that
> lasted for a half century. It culminated in what many consider the most
> important finding since the advent of modern science: the famous
> experiments
> that conclusively revealed nonlocality in nature. Now we know that
> "quantum
> moons" demonstrably do not exist when unobserved. Such "experimental
> metaphysics" has an extraordinarily detailed resonance with the Middle
> Way
> Buddhist principle of emptiness, the very heart of Buddhism. What
> Einstein
> found to be the most vexing feature of quantum mechanics is, in the
> eyes of
> Middle Way Buddhists, the ultimate nature of reality and the
> foundation for
> universal compassion. This talk assumes no technical background in
> physics
> or Buddhism.
>
>
> Bio: Vic Mansfield, professor emeritus of physics at Colgate University,
> has practiced and studied with spiritual leaders in the U.S., Europe, and
> India for more than four decades. Along with teaching a wide range of
> physics and astronomy courses, he taught a popular course on Tibetan
> culture
> and Buddhism for over two decades. For several years, he also taught a
> popular course on Jung's psychology. He has written three
> interdisciplinary
> books and scores of papers. His first book Synchronicity, Science, and
> Soul-Making (Open Court, 1995) has been reprinted six times while his
> most
> recent book, Tibetan Buddhism and Modern Physics: Toward a Union of
> Love and
> Knowledge with an introduction by the Dalai Lama (Templeton Foundation
> Press,
> February 2008), will be translated into Tibetan and Chinese by the
> Office of
> His Holiness. Vic warmly invites you to his website at
> www.lightlink.com/vic.
>
> --
> Jeffrey R. Wigelsworth, PhD
> SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow
> Department of History
> Dalhousie University
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