Generalised Entanglement: An Integrative Model
– Non-local Correlations Support Regularity Beyond Causal Interaction
We have all been brought up in a mode of thinking that only allows for regularity and lawfulness through causal interactions. All science is structured around this basic principle. Following this guidepost, single scientific disciplines have amassed a wealth of analytical knowledge about single and multiple causal pathways. Thereby we have forgotten, if not betrayed, an overall picture of relatedness that allows us to cross boundaries, span ditches and affords a world-view that accounts for other important elements of human experience as well.
Meanwhile, in the most basic natural sciences, in quantum physics, a phenomenon has been established that is regular, yet not causal, namely entanglement. This term describes the fact that within a quantum system all elements are correlated until measured. We (Atmanspacher, Römer & Walach) have developed an axiomatic theoretical model that extrapolates this finding to other systems. Interestingly, this model predicts a similar kind of non-local correlatedness between elements of a system if certain requirements are met. Further analysis shows that this model can be used to explain a host of phenomena that are currently outside the purview of science proper. It can also be used to generate an understanding of spirituality that can be integrated with science. The formal requirement for non-local correlations to take effect is complementarity between a global observable and local observables. Since this is a minimal requirement, it is at present difficult to use this model for any clear cut predictions. But it can be used as an integrative theoretical framework.
In this presentation I will give a short overview over the model, show how it can be used to understand some phenomenological examples of our everyday life and how it might be useful for trans-disciplinary paradigmatic fertilisation, if not synthesis.
