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When Physics Encounters Life
Why the study of life is reshaping physics’ deepest assumptions
What science can and cannot explain
Science powerfully describes how the universe behaves, but it remains silent on deeper questions of meaning, consciousness, and purpose. Drawing on examples from cosmology and quantum mechanics, this article explores the limits of scientific explanation and the role of the observer in knowledge itself. Through the lens of the Ātma Paradigm and Bhāgavata philosophy, it argues that consciousness is not a byproduct of matter, but the foundation that makes reality and understanding possible.
Does the Universe Need an Observer?
How can a universe exist without any observer within it? A new paradox in modern physics suggests that a fully observer-free cosmos may collapse into a single informational state, and that complexity returns only when reality is described from a standpoint inside it, echoing the Vedic triad of knower, known, and knowing.
How to Detect Consciousness in People, Animals and Maybe Even AI
How do we truly know if someone—or something—is conscious? This question ranges from unresponsive humans to potential AI awareness. Recent neuroimaging advancements suggest consciousness may extend beyond outward behavior. Can we ever fully grasp consciousness, or are we limited by our biases and tools?
Metaphysics in the age of physics
Modern physics, for all its precision, is beginning to question its own foundations—space, time, and causality are no longer secure certainties but open questions. As theory grows ever more abstract, science finds itself circling back toward the ancient territory of metaphysics, where understanding reality means rethinking what it means to exist at all.
The Ātmā in the Bhagavata Philosophy
This article explores the Bhagavata model of consciousness—rooted within the broader Vedic tradition—which distinguishes the physical body, subtle mind, and eternal self (ātmā). Against reductionist neuroscience, it argues that we are not our brains but conscious beings whose true nature is eternal, self-aware, and blissful.