“What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning” Physicist Werner Heisenberg

 

1 – Integration: Science and Conscience

Science has great achievements to its credit. It has enabled tremendous technological progress and benefited every human in one way or another. But with its overly materialistic and self-righteous approach, science has yet to find a meaning to the universe and a reason for our place in it.

For centuries, scientists obsessed with measurement have forgotten the measurer. They have removed consciousness from their representation of the world, leaving aside the most essential aspect of life. This is all the more unexpected since, in last resort, their own consciousness is the only tool scientists have had to apprehend the universe.

Thanks to the quantum physics, however, researchers are discovering that  forces at work around and within us are fundamentally the same. When we observe nature, we observe ourselves. We are not fish swimming in the cosmic ocean, we are waves of this ocean, an integral part of it.

No doubt, this new millennium will see an integration of scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom. Already, quantum, molecular and micro-biological sciences are detecting elements of the universal order described by Eternism.

In this part, we shall first sum up today’s widely accepted scientific model, then discuss this model in connection with the Eternon Theory.

 

2 – Impression: Cosmic Artistry

We discern a wall in the distance.
We  make out a blurry tinted patch on it.
As we approach, sharper contours and separate tones begin to emerge.
We now distinguish familiar forms within the patterns of colors.
Finally, we are close enough to enjoy the stunning beauty of the ensemble.

We could stop here, contented with such clarity and harmony. Instead, we keep coming closer.
The smooth surface now appears coarse and uneven.
Shapes are losing their definition in a maze of swirling brush strokes.
Reality, so plainly evident a while ago, has vanished.
At such close range, all we make of the image is a scramble of pigments

So many distinct impressions! Yet the Van Gogh painting we had in front of us never changed.

The same happens when scientists observe ever more closely the cosmic artistry. They register totally  different impressions of the same reality.
Newton was among the first to stand where the picture of the universe has powerful precision.
Einstein found the right distance to appreciate the ensemble while apprehending the medium.
Quantum physicists are so close to the canvas that they can even sneak a look at the back of it.

 

3 – Foundation: Geniuses at Work

Isaac Newton was a remarkable Lead Eternon. His insights became the foundation of modern science.  Newton’s mechanistic theory is clear and vigorous. All events occur in an unchangeable space through an absolute time. Passive matter follows objective rules of nature. Forces acting at a distance can be calculated and used to describe the motion of heavenly bodies with precision.

Newton’s success was possible because our world is regular and predictable. At least in ordinary life, when we never go down to the level of atoms or particles. Nevertheless, it gradually became apparent that not everything in the Cosmos was as regular and predictable as large objects. Newton’s successors found it necessary to investigate atoms and particles.

One of these successors was another outstanding Lead Eternon: Albert Einstein. Einstein produced  the Theory of Relativity where space and time are not absolute but are relative to the observer’s velocity. Some physical quantities, in particular the velocity of light, remain nonetheless independent of the observer and allow the existence of universal principles.

On the whole, Einstein’s revolutionary ideas complete rather than overthrow Newton’s classical physics. Particles and fields obey somewhat unusual rules, but these particles and fields are for real. A prime consequence of the Theory of Relativity is the equivalence of mass and energy. In bringing this extraordinary fact to humanity, Einstein has unveiled the primary feature of Eternons.

Quantum physics was born in 1900. The physicist Max Plank was studying radiation and postulated that luminous energy was emitted in discrete quantities. He named each packet of energy a quantum. At the time, energy was thought to be a continuous flow. The notion of separate drops did not agree with such view. But Einstein used quanta to explain the photoelectric effect and established that light is not solely a wavy radiation, it is also a shower of particles.

Quanta erase the distinction between fields of energy and particles of matter. They offer a more unified picture of the Cosmos, totally in line with Eternism. While classical physics looks at the wholesale characteristics of energy, quantum physics explores its retail side. Handling quanta has led to the development of many practical applications. We now live in the age of quantum lasers, quantum computers, quantum organisms, and quantum brains.

Understanding quanta has been an important step on the human journey toward superior awareness. Quantum physics represents the closest our science has come to the ultimate nature of Eternons. It is showing these Eternons in ways that stretch the limits of our imagination. Reaching beyond the ordinary physical world, it is truly a “meta-physical” science.

 

4 – Paradigm: A Cosmic Model

Eternons continuously instill  into the human mind a deeper knowledge of the universe. Physicists have presently a model of the Cosmos of great simplicity and elegance. It may be summarized as follows:

a) The whole universe is the combination of two groups of indivisible particles:

1. The fermions, named for the physicist Fermi, constitute matter as we know it.
Quarks assemble into protons and neutrons to form the nuclei of atoms.
Electrons fly about these nuclei in somewhat circular orbits.
2. The bosons, named for the physicist Bose, carry the fundamental forces between the particles of matter.

b) The whole universe obeys a combination of four fundamental forces between particles:

1. The strong nuclear force holds together protons and neutrons.
The bosons carrying this force are the gluons.

2. The electromagnetic force binds atoms and molecules.
The bosons carrying this force are the photons we observe as radio waves, infrareds, visible light,        ultraviolet, and X and gamma rays.

3. The weak nuclear force is responsible for the radioactivity of atomic nuclei.
The bosons carrying the weak force are the intermediate bosons.

4. The gravitational force, is responsible for the attraction between   large scale bodies.
The bosons carrying the gravitational force are the gravitons.

c) The whole universe is described by two basic theories, expressed in a few mathematical equations.

1. Einstein’s Theory of Relativity best describes gravitation and large objects. The laws of the universe are the same for all observers. The velocity of the photons of light is constant and can never be reached by material particles. Mass and energy are equivalent. Space is curved by masses, somewhat like a rubber sheet is deformed by heavy balls lying on it.

2. the Quantum Theory best describes the three forces other than gravitation and very small objects. Energy is emitted in indivisible units called quanta. Quanta are both waves and particles. Quanta do not allow the same definite observations as do large objects.
Evidently, the above model is not finalized. Some particles, such as gluons and gravitons, have still to be observed. Relativity and Quantum Theory do not agree entirely.   More importantly, the nature and role of consciousness continue to be omitted. Still, physicists are on the right course. Not long ago, they regarded elementary matter as small grains. Nowadays, they see it as a concentration of energy. Progressively, they are finding their way to a correct description of the Eternon reality: that of a conscious energy.

 

5 – Connection: Vibrating Threads

A dozen of particles, four forces, two general theories. It seems difficult to be more concise than the modern scientific paradigm we just summed up. Eternism, though, goes farther in simplicity and coherence. Let us have a look at some items, commencing with particles.

As we have stressed all along, there is only one type of building blocks: Eternons. Eternons are not tangible bricks but patterns of vibrating energy. Similarly, the structures they assemble are patterns of vibrating energy. And what a rate of vibration! The nucleus of any of our atoms pulsates one hundred trillion trillion times per second. This is how energy Eternons turn into particles, atoms and molecules, that we perceive as the macroscopic world. A same vibrating Eternon  may be once part of a proton and later on part of a photon, once part of a chair and later on part of a child.

Let us question a physicist:

Question: what incites atoms to come together to form substances?
Answer: the electromagnetic force arising between them.

Question: what incites this electromagnetic force to arise between them?
Answer: bosons, more specifically photons, carrying the forces between protons and electrons.

Question: what incites these photons to serve as messengers between protons and electrons?
Answer: …(helpless sigh)…

Physics explains forces by the action of particles. But which forces explain the action of these particles? In other words, if forces are special messenger-particles, what is acting on these messengers? Are there messengers between the messengers?

For Eternism, the concept of messenger-particles carrying forces between matter-particles is  incomplete. It might illustrate correctly the behavior of certain Eternon structures like protons, electrons, or photons. It does not describe the deep nature of Eternon Energy. At its lowermost level, the Eternon universe has no separate senders, messengers, and receivers, no separate matter and force. It is a tapestry of energy threads, all instantaneously connected.

 

6 – Conjecture: Relative Validity

The Theory of Everything

Much of the work of physicists aims at finding consistent patterns to explain the universe. Remarkably, they have reduced to only four the number of forces accounting for the immense variety of interactions we witness.

But  intuition—meaning their Lead Eternon—tells physicists that a single unifying energy lies behind everything. This is why they all are engaged on the quest for this “Holy Grail” of science: the single theory that will reveal the unity of nature.

This future theory will have to recognize that the four forces already identified are only facets of a transcendent Universal Energy with spiritual attributes. Electric, nuclear, gravitational, and other purely physical forces will never explain the warmth from a mother, the emotion of an artist, or the strength of a thought.
The Theory of Relativity

Einstein is famous for his “thought experiments.” They allowed him to create and develop his bold theories. This thought experiments involve observers and what they see. Thus, light, as signals that photons carry to the eyes of observers, is at the core of the theory of relativity. This is understandable. Photons are the fastest and finest vehicles of information known to us.

But this brings a crucial remark: light may be the perfect vehicle of information for humans, but not for Eternons. Eternons do not need light as a reference; Eternons are light. Consequently, whereas our human space-time is defined by photons, Eternon space-time has different sets of rules.

This simple observation explains why a large fraction of the universe is beyond our common understanding. Why, for instance, instantaneous communication is possible. Why consciousness is more than a physical interaction. And why  as a human structure and as an Eternon,  we enjoy two very different types of awareness.

Relativity is only valid for observers who have human-like consciousness. With Eternon-like consciousness, we enter in a different realm. Quantum Theory seem poised for opening the door to this realm.

 

7 – Interpretation: Quantic Eternons

Quantum Relatedness

A few years ago, researchers made an unusual experiment. They produced a pairs of photons and emitted the two photons of each pair in opposite direction toward special detectors. They observed that for any given pair, each photon instantaneously knew what was happening to the other.

It was as if twins sent toward distant stars would always react similarly to similar situations. If both encountered a locked door, they would both turn back, or both would enter by the window, or both would scratch their head, and so forth.

The experiment proved the existence of immediate linkage between separate systems. Information could propagate at supraluminal, or faster-than-light, velocity. This conclusion, that shook the scientific community, was actually our first glance at the Eternon world of instant communication.
Quantum Duality

A quantum object has a dual nature of wave and particle. Depending on how one looks at the object, each aspect is revealed. This quantum duality is the same we find in all Eternons constructions, including ourselves. We are simultaneously the particles of our human structure and the waves of our Eternons. We are simultaneously matter and spirit.
Quantum Uncertainty

Waves are undulations of a medium. Ripples on a pond’s surface are undulations of water. Sounds reaching our ears are undulations of air. Quantum waves, on the other hand, do not move through any known medium.

Because physicists have no idea of what undulates in quantum waves, they call them “probability waves.” But what is probable for physicists is real for Eternons. Only, this reality eludes the human mind and the best laboratory equipment. Eventually, science will understand that the medium is Universal Energy itself.
Quantum Singularities

Black holes are regions of space where gravitation is so intense that everything nearby is swallowed. Not even light escapes their grip. Their treacherous invisibility and voracious appetite make black holes the ogres of a celestial mythology already replete with white dwarfs and red giants.

Black holes have captured the imagination of fiction writers and cosmologists. We are told that black holes could serve as time machines, or allow us to pass into unreachable parts of the universe. As humans, we could never penetrate black holes. Inconceivable forces would crunch our frail bodies. As Eternons, on the other hand, we would have no problem.  The entire universe is open to Eternons, no matter how hostile some parts of it may seem to us, human structures. This Eternon freedom is even what inspires our dreams of black hole exploration, interstellar travel, and supraluminal motion.
Quantum consciousness

The most progressive concept in the Quantum Theory is that objects and observers no longer are separate. The particles of the measurer, those of the measuring device, and those being measured, all react to each other and modify their behavior accordingly. Thought itself becomes a quantum phenomenon.

This is in perfect agreement with Eternism which views consciousness as an attribute of the whole universe. Consciousness alters quantum waves and thus alters the physical realm. This provides the key to many otherwise inexplicable metaphysical and paranormal phenomena.
For physicists investigating the infinitely small, Eternons are energy fields condensing into matter.
For astronomers exploring the infinitely large, Eternons are density fluctuations organizing celestial bodies.
For neurobiologists deciphering the infinitely complex, Eternons are brain waves producing consciousness.
Whatever the name they give to it, quantum sciences are already speaking the very words of Eternism.