Prominent Scientist Says Consciousness Is Key to a ‘Theory of Everything’

Dr. Robert Lanza, one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people, believes science must recognize the importance of human consciousness.
Prominent Scientist Says Consciousness Is Key to a ‘Theory of Everything’
Dr. Robert Lanza Wikimedia Commons
Tara MacIsaac
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Dr. Robert Lanza, who was selected by TIME magazine as one of the world’s 100 most influential people last year, believes science must recognize the importance of human consciousness.

Quantum physics has proven contradictory to classical, Newtonian physics, setting scientists on the search for a “Theory of Everything” to bridge the chasm threatening to swallow any confidence we have in our scientific understanding of the world.

For Dr. Lanza, whose breakthrough stem-cell research has earned him much acclaim, biology will prove more important than physics in this quest. He gives more clout to understanding human beings than to following abstract strings to unseen dimensions.

Whether it's quantum physics or Newtonian physics, it is a system created by our consciousness.