Quantum Mind: Matrix of the Universe

Abstract

In this work we present a notion of God as the infinitely creative source and sustainer of the universe (“Quantum Mind”), a creative dimension of Being that, seemingly with purpose, fragments an infinite primordial awareness into a vast multitude of experiencing sentient beings. In fact the metaphysical model of the creation and functioning of the universe presented in this work has truly awe-inspiring and deeply significant implications for our understanding of and our engagement with the process of reality. In particular it must be pointed out that in actuality the account presented rules out a particular picture of God, the picture generally associated with naïve and fundamentalist views of theistic religion. However there are much less naïve and more philosophically coherent images of the notion of God which are associated with the mystical dimensions of theistic religions. The Theory of Everything outlined by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow in their book The Grand Design: New Answers to the Ultimate Questions of Life is remarkable in a way that probably goes beyond the comprehension of the authors. Far from being a mere possible addition to the Hawking-Mlodinow metaphysical model, we shall see in the course of this paper that such a ‘mystical’ vision of the creative source of the process of the universe is required in order for the proposed TOE to get off the ground.