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In this experiment, a double-slit optical system was used to test the possible role of consciousness in the collapse of the quantum wave-function. The ratio of the interference pattern’s double slit spectral power to its single slit spectral power was predicted to decrease when attention was focused toward the double slit as compared to away from it. The study found that factors associated with consciousness significantly correlated in predicted ways with perturbations in the double slit interference pattern.
“Observation not only disturbs what has to be measured, they produce it. We compel the electron to assume a definite position. We ourselves produce the results of the measurement.” (1)
In the first experiment, participants were instructed to direct their attention toward the double-slit apparatus or to withdraw their attention-toward a task. At certain times, a computerized voice instructed them saying: “Please influence the beam now,” and for attention away it said “You may now relax.” This first experiment was modestly in accordance with the consciousness collapse hypothesis (perturbations in the double slit interference pattern).
“For audio feedback, during attention-away periods the computer played a soft, continuous drone tone, and during attention-toward periods it played a musical note that changed in pitch to reflect the real-time value of R (perturbations in wave function). Participants were instructed to direct their attention toward the double-slit device as in the initial experiment. If they were successful, then the double slit spectral power was predicted to decline, and in turn the pitch of the musical note would also decline.”
A third experiment was then conducted, using 33 sessions where six meditators contributed to 22 sessions and seven non-meditators contributed to 11 sessions. The 22 meditator sessions resulted in “a significant decline” in the ration of the interference pattern. The meditators here had “an especially strong statistical effect.” This experiment clearly supported the hypothesis.
In the fourth experiment, thirty one people contributed 51 sessions, and the experimental effect size observed in this study was 3 times greater than that observed in the first four experiments.
“The study found that factors associated with consciousness significantly correlated in predicted ways with perturbations in the double slit interference pattern.”
This does not mean human consciousness literally "creates" reality,
Since many people including me have experience of the opposite your view will never be interesting to us since we have so much proof it is a lie (I am doing Reiki on myself and my family so I know materialism as it is described is not the whole truth of "what is"). What humanity is doing now is quantifying the experience so we get formulas on how it is done that afterwards can be used by all as proof of what we are saying that can be replicated by everyone. - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
The debate is going to continue ad nauseam until the collective mass becomes big enough to change the paradigm. If you want proof of something test a tool (for instance Reiki/meditation/astral projection) for yourself and see what happens like a seeker/scientist who questions everything would do. - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
originally posted by: Words
a reply to: sled735
I wouldn't mind checking out the papers themselves, but cannot seem to find them. Any idea?
originally posted by: Kashai
a reply to: sled735
I do believe this is the correct link with respect to IONS...
IONS
Any thoughts?