We used to think that the earth is flat. Galileo was convicted of heresy for teaching that the earth isn’t the center of the universe and that it revolves around the sun. We used to ridicule scientists claiming that invisible germs could harm us (until we could see them through advanced microscopes). The list could go on and on. It’s easy in

The collective data suggested that consciousness is not localized to, or dependent upon, the brain. And further, it suggested that consciousness is primary in the universe—it is more fundamental than physical matter and exists beyond space and time. Along these lines, there was discussion that at the deepest level of reality, there is only one

Why go public with this book, outside of my professional area of focus? Because in the course of my casual scientific research outside the office, I stumbled across concepts about which I knew very little—concepts which, if real, would change the world. They would transform science and how we think about our existence. On a personal level, the

They suggest that consciousness is not produced by the brain and instead that consciousness exists independently of it. Using a crude analogy,2 it’s as if the brain is an antenna (such as those used in cell phones and televisions) that receives, transmits, processes, and filters signals that exist outside the body. In other words, our brain picks

No one would dispute that the brain is related to consciousness. However, we have no evidence that the brain produces consciousness. Let’s look at an analogy to elaborate on this idea. When there is a large fire, many firefighters are often present. But we do not conclude that because there are many firefighters at the site of the fire that the

Einstein was a materialist, believing in a world independent of consciousness, but humbly admitted that his framework was not provable: “I cannot prove that my conception is right, but that is my religion.”8 That’s right, folks, Einstein said it: The foundation of modern science—ironically—is a form of religion.

There is no controlled, double-blind study that science can conduct to conclusively prove that matter preexisted consciousness.

Quantum physics teaches us that the universe doesn’t work in a way that aligns with our everyday experience. It teaches that there are seemingly invisible connections between objects that are physically distant. It teaches that the mere act of observing can affect physical reality. These ideas led Nobel Prize-winning physicist Brian Josephson to

consciousness fundamental in the universe and not a by-product of the brain?