Quantum Physics and Spirituality

I am reading Dr. Federico Faggin's 2024 book Irreducible: Consciousness, Life, Computers, and Human Nature, in which he "explains his theory of consciousness and the nature of reality and shares his profound insights on the classical and quantum worlds, artificial intelligence, life, and the human mind." He elaborates on an idealist model of reality, "produced after years of careful thought and direct experience, according to which nature's most fundamental level is that of consciousness as a quantum phenomenon." The classical physical world consists merely of evocative symbols of a deeper reality.

• Federico’s theory explains the relationship between the body, mind, and consciousness.

• Everything is interconnected - there are no parts.

• “Quantum fields” may possess consciousness and free will as fundamental properties.

• Meaning, not information alone, is the foundation of reality.

• Cooperation and love, rather than competition, emerge as the natural organizing principles in this framework.

• Consciousness is an irreducible phenomenon; it exists only in C-space.

  
  

Faggin developed the CIP framework (acronym formed by the initials of Consciousness, Information, and Physical). "The nature of reality consists of two complementary and irreducible aspects: the semantic space of conscious experiences, called C-space, and the informational space of symbolic forms, called I-space. Symbols are created by conscious entities to communicate and explore their inner meaning for the purpose of knowing themselves even more. Physical space, called P-space is a virtual space experienced by those conscious entities that control living organisms.

Federico Faggin is an Italian-American physicist, engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur. He is best known for designing the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004. He led the 4004 project and the design group during the first five years of Intel's microprocessor effort. In 1990, Faggin experienced an awakening that "consciousness is fundamental and beyond matter." In 2011, Faggin founded the Federico and Elvia Faggin Foundation to support the scientific study of consciousness at US universities and research institutes.

What I am reading resonates with what Pierre Teilhard de Chardin explains about consciousness and matter, as interpreted by Ilia Delio and others.