The Sub Atomic Particles and the Ultimate Theory of Reality

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Modern physics reveals the basic oneness of the universe. As we penetrate into matter, nature does not show us any isolated building blocks. Here at the level of particles, the notion of separate parts breaks down. The self styled wholest and anti re tionist is finally caught in his own parochialism. You don't exit from this cartesian trap by advocating wholism at its lowest level.

Michael Shermer speaks with scientist, educator, activist, and accomplished author, Fritjof Capra, about the evolution of his thinking over five decades. In this conversation, based on Capra’s book, Patterns of Connection, Shermer and Capra discuss: what it means to be spiritual in an age of science, nuclear energy and why Capra thinks we don’t need it and Shermer thinks we do, 50 years of progress or regress, limitations of models and theories of reality, limitations of analogies between western physics and eastern mysticism, mind and consciousness, and why Capra is hopeful for the future of humanity.