We Are the Code Writers, Testers, and Players of this Program Called Universe
I just read an interview with theoretical physicist Paul Davies about his new book, Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe Is Just Right for Life.
His thoughts on the nature of the universe in just this interview are the closest explanations to my own intuitive view that I think I’ve ever had the pleasure of encountering. I’m pretty excited right now. I can’t wait to read this book. Two points he makes that really resonate with me:
1. The very nature of the universe, the laws of physics, are directly related to the the observer as creator and our current mind/brain phenomenon of consciousness is an inevitable aspect of the universe.
It is the structure of this relationship between the mind and the brain and its relationship to reality through observation that is the key that actually constructs not just the universe, but the very laws of physics. Personally, my biggest disconnect with the above scenario actually being possible is the fact that we can indirectly observe a time in history before the human brain. How can human consciousness have affected events going all the way back to the big bang? Now Davies addresses that question with plausible explanations from quantum mechanics:
