The Great Philosophical Divide

Hard to imagine that a self-help guru and a quantum physicist (link no longer available; original article was previously found at http://www.firstscience.com/) have much in common. But, because of the success of self-help books that proclaim connections between spirituality and quantum mechanics, people believe, or hope, that the two are intertwined. For both mystics and skeptics, this article from First Science analyzes science and mysticism from a historical perspective, and how our human pattern-seeking behavior often results in spurious and simplistic conclusions.

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