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Beyond Perception: The Evidence of Things Not Seen
There seems to be evidence to suggest that our world and everything in it are only ghostly projections from a level of reality so beyond our own that the real reality is literally beyond both space and time. The main architect of this astonishing idea is one of the world's most eminent thinkers- physicist David Bohm, a protege of Einstein's. Earlier, he noticed that, in plasmas, particles stopped behaving like individuals and started behaving as if they were part of a larger and inter connected whole. He continued his work in the behavior of oceans of these particles, noting their behaving as if they know what each on the untold trillions of individual particles were doing.
102 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 1994
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Chuck Missler
513 books181 followersCharles "Chuck" Missler was an author, evangelical Christian, and Bible teacher, and former businessman and Air Force officer. He is the founder of the Koinonia House ministry based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Chuck Missler, an honors graduate of the United States Naval Academy, earned his Master of Science in Engineering from UCLA.[1] In 1999, Missler received a Ph.D. in biblical studies from the unaccredited Louisiana Baptist University in Shreveport,[2] an institution founded by the late minister Jimmy G. Tharpe.
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April 27, 2024
Chuck Missler is, in my opinion, the greatest Bible teacher of our time. While I am happy that he is now with the LORD, I sure would like to hear his perspective on the things that have escalated since he went Home!
I have watched countless teachings by him; admittedly, most of this subject matter went way over my head. Seeing it written out so I can pause, reread, and chew it over helps me to dissolve the information into my brain. Watching Marvel's End Game will never be the same!
I have watched countless teachings by him; admittedly, most of this subject matter went way over my head. Seeing it written out so I can pause, reread, and chew it over helps me to dissolve the information into my brain. Watching Marvel's End Game will never be the same!
November 26, 2024
This book while very entertaining and thought provoking, reeks of confirmation bias. As the book started, I thought this would be an easy four stars from me, but I was wrong. The author has a bad habit of assumption. Assumptions that a=c although a=b and b=c have not been confirmed (this is not literal, but to make observable his thought process)
Before I get into that, I will preface this with my enjoyment of this book and how my time listening breezed by. If you are just getting into quantum physics, it’s a very fun read.
From the way he talks, he reminds me of when I jumped to conclusions in highschool and was assured of my own intellectualism. However, hypothesis does not equal theory. While much of the information is concrete, once he links many of his ideas to the divine, citations disappear.
He spends the last part of the book discounting the search for other particles that hold things together, because gravity alone would not be enough. Then he says that dark matter and energy are a cop out (I’m paraphrasing) and then says, “Well it’s God, stupid” (which is again paraphrased)
The problem here is that he is ignoring progress of science and treating it as if we’re at the summit. “Why haven’t we discovered gravitons if we’re so advanced” but the thing is that it’s a process. The entirety of scientific knowledge could be attributed to God if you wanted to, but electricity is no longer a miracle. As a theist I would say the search for knowledge parallels learning how God works. Simplifying the answer to be “Well it’s just God” is not an explanation. It’s like someone asking how color works and your answer is “well it’s light, stupid” which may be technically correct, but just like subatomic particles, over 99% of the composition is empty space!
Before I get into that, I will preface this with my enjoyment of this book and how my time listening breezed by. If you are just getting into quantum physics, it’s a very fun read.
From the way he talks, he reminds me of when I jumped to conclusions in highschool and was assured of my own intellectualism. However, hypothesis does not equal theory. While much of the information is concrete, once he links many of his ideas to the divine, citations disappear.
He spends the last part of the book discounting the search for other particles that hold things together, because gravity alone would not be enough. Then he says that dark matter and energy are a cop out (I’m paraphrasing) and then says, “Well it’s God, stupid” (which is again paraphrased)
The problem here is that he is ignoring progress of science and treating it as if we’re at the summit. “Why haven’t we discovered gravitons if we’re so advanced” but the thing is that it’s a process. The entirety of scientific knowledge could be attributed to God if you wanted to, but electricity is no longer a miracle. As a theist I would say the search for knowledge parallels learning how God works. Simplifying the answer to be “Well it’s just God” is not an explanation. It’s like someone asking how color works and your answer is “well it’s light, stupid” which may be technically correct, but just like subatomic particles, over 99% of the composition is empty space!
May 5, 2023
THE THIRD BOOK OF MISSLER’S ‘BEYOND SERIES’
Author Chuck Missler wrote in the first chapter of this 2016 book, “In our culture, faith is frowned on as mere imagination… The Bible offers a different position. True faith IS substance. It IS evidence… Faith is the essence of a future reality, despite the appearances of the physical world around us. There is more to this physical world than meets the eye, and in this little book we’re going to explore what I like to call the ‘boundaries of reality. Despite the failure of the scientific method to explore it, we understand that there is more to reality than the physical world. We sense it, but its ultimate reality can be quite elusive…” (Pg. 1-2)
He continues, “The writer of Hebrews tells his readers that they must wait patiently until the Word of God comes to pass, but even their faith demonstrates the reality of the things that aren’t yet seen. That’s what we’re going to start exploring here. The life of the believer is lived in the assurance of another reality, a reality outside the realm of our immediate experience. Although we cannot reach out and grab the future God has promised us, the person of faith is convinced of its substance.” (Pg. 1-3) He continues, “I like to call the vast stretches of space the macrocosm. Space is a world for us to explore and discover on the big side of things. In this little book, we’re going to … explore the world of the small---what I like to call the microcosm---and it too has boundaries.” (Pg. 3-5)
He asserts, “We discover that reality is non-local. Every particle in the universe is somehow connected... As though photons and electrons are the tips of tassels on a magnificent cosmic rug that is out of our line of view. Entangled particles can communicate faster than the speed of light even when they are separated by large distances. This is perhaps the most absurd idea of all, and yet it has been successfully proven in the laboratory again and again.” (Pg. 26)
He continues, “In fact, every particle in the universe seems to be connected to every other. These are astonishing discoveries that should up-end everything we think about what is ‘real.’ The very nature of our universe comes into question.” (Pg. 35)
He explains, “Theoretical physicists have also been looking for a unifying ‘theory of everything’ that will tie together the weak and strong nuclear forces, electromagnetism and gravity. The Higgs boson and the Higgs field are expected to help in this effort. It may explain why gravitation is so weak compared to the other three forces. Ultimately, theoretical physicists expect the universe to be elegant and symmetric. Perhaps the grand theory of everything is just over the horizon, ready to tie it all together.” (Pg. 39-40)
He states, “In describing the curvature of space and dealing with higher dimensions, Riemann presented a mathematical took called metric tensors… in this way we can designate 16 numbers in a 4x4 matrix. These 16 numbers define a four-dimensional space… You say, gee Chuck. That’s kind of boring. Where are you going with this? If we take the four dimensional matrix and we add a row in the column, the matrix can be used to describe a fifth dimension. Add another row, and we can describe the sixth dimension. These numbers are used to describe points in a changing, moving, grater-dimension of space.” (Pg 63-64)
He observes, “We’re now addressing some of the deepest mysteries in science. Is the foundation of modern physics right or wrong? Is it possible that we’re all in error? The Big Bang theorists keep dwelling on which particles existed during the very first moment of the universe after that initial cosmic explosion. Why do some particles have mass and others don’t? What do we even mean by a massless particle? How can some particles have full spin and others a half spin and others no spin at all? What S ‘spin’? What is the nature of dark matter? Quan tum physics wrestles with these questions.” (Pg. 67)
He suggests, “After centuries of deep thought and exploration, there are still a multitude of important mysteries to unravel. It may be that physicists can’t find the answers because they are beginning with the wrong premises. They recognize that there are additional dimensions, but they don’t understand what those dimensions are. They insist of creating a cosmic model in the God doesn’t exist, and yet, the answers might fall into place if we consider all these things from a biblical rather than atheistic foundation… There is a view---just a view---that Adam and Eve were able to experience the original 10-dimensional universe and God’s direct presence. In this view, when God cursed Adam and Eve and kicked them out of the Garden of Eden, they lost access to the six higher dimensions. After all, we know the Tree of Life still exists, because John saws it before the throne of God in Revelation 22…” (Pg. 70-71)
Missler’s views will be of great interest to some Christians (and be dismissed by some others).
Author Chuck Missler wrote in the first chapter of this 2016 book, “In our culture, faith is frowned on as mere imagination… The Bible offers a different position. True faith IS substance. It IS evidence… Faith is the essence of a future reality, despite the appearances of the physical world around us. There is more to this physical world than meets the eye, and in this little book we’re going to explore what I like to call the ‘boundaries of reality. Despite the failure of the scientific method to explore it, we understand that there is more to reality than the physical world. We sense it, but its ultimate reality can be quite elusive…” (Pg. 1-2)
He continues, “The writer of Hebrews tells his readers that they must wait patiently until the Word of God comes to pass, but even their faith demonstrates the reality of the things that aren’t yet seen. That’s what we’re going to start exploring here. The life of the believer is lived in the assurance of another reality, a reality outside the realm of our immediate experience. Although we cannot reach out and grab the future God has promised us, the person of faith is convinced of its substance.” (Pg. 1-3) He continues, “I like to call the vast stretches of space the macrocosm. Space is a world for us to explore and discover on the big side of things. In this little book, we’re going to … explore the world of the small---what I like to call the microcosm---and it too has boundaries.” (Pg. 3-5)
He asserts, “We discover that reality is non-local. Every particle in the universe is somehow connected... As though photons and electrons are the tips of tassels on a magnificent cosmic rug that is out of our line of view. Entangled particles can communicate faster than the speed of light even when they are separated by large distances. This is perhaps the most absurd idea of all, and yet it has been successfully proven in the laboratory again and again.” (Pg. 26)
He continues, “In fact, every particle in the universe seems to be connected to every other. These are astonishing discoveries that should up-end everything we think about what is ‘real.’ The very nature of our universe comes into question.” (Pg. 35)
He explains, “Theoretical physicists have also been looking for a unifying ‘theory of everything’ that will tie together the weak and strong nuclear forces, electromagnetism and gravity. The Higgs boson and the Higgs field are expected to help in this effort. It may explain why gravitation is so weak compared to the other three forces. Ultimately, theoretical physicists expect the universe to be elegant and symmetric. Perhaps the grand theory of everything is just over the horizon, ready to tie it all together.” (Pg. 39-40)
He states, “In describing the curvature of space and dealing with higher dimensions, Riemann presented a mathematical took called metric tensors… in this way we can designate 16 numbers in a 4x4 matrix. These 16 numbers define a four-dimensional space… You say, gee Chuck. That’s kind of boring. Where are you going with this? If we take the four dimensional matrix and we add a row in the column, the matrix can be used to describe a fifth dimension. Add another row, and we can describe the sixth dimension. These numbers are used to describe points in a changing, moving, grater-dimension of space.” (Pg 63-64)
He observes, “We’re now addressing some of the deepest mysteries in science. Is the foundation of modern physics right or wrong? Is it possible that we’re all in error? The Big Bang theorists keep dwelling on which particles existed during the very first moment of the universe after that initial cosmic explosion. Why do some particles have mass and others don’t? What do we even mean by a massless particle? How can some particles have full spin and others a half spin and others no spin at all? What S ‘spin’? What is the nature of dark matter? Quan tum physics wrestles with these questions.” (Pg. 67)
He suggests, “After centuries of deep thought and exploration, there are still a multitude of important mysteries to unravel. It may be that physicists can’t find the answers because they are beginning with the wrong premises. They recognize that there are additional dimensions, but they don’t understand what those dimensions are. They insist of creating a cosmic model in the God doesn’t exist, and yet, the answers might fall into place if we consider all these things from a biblical rather than atheistic foundation… There is a view---just a view---that Adam and Eve were able to experience the original 10-dimensional universe and God’s direct presence. In this view, when God cursed Adam and Eve and kicked them out of the Garden of Eden, they lost access to the six higher dimensions. After all, we know the Tree of Life still exists, because John saws it before the throne of God in Revelation 22…” (Pg. 70-71)
Missler’s views will be of great interest to some Christians (and be dismissed by some others).
May 23, 2017
An interesting lecture (later turned into a short ebook) detailing how cutting-edge science is changing our perception of the universe in ways that highlight the Bible's divine inspiration. Though laced with theology, the first half of BEYOND PERCEPTION is basically a whirlwind introduction to quantum physics, whereas the second half deals with things like hyperdimensions, dark matter/energy, etc. One thing I like about Missler is he's not afraid to go over the heads of his audience (personally, I struggled with some of the mathematical bits), nor does he insist on turning every lecture into a sermon. As is generally the case with these "briefing packs," Missler's subject matter is interesting, his material informative, and his delivery engaging but unpolished. I'm not sure I trust him as an authority on quantum physics, but the lecture is basic enough that his actual level of expertise is unimportant. Unfortunately, like much of what has been published on this subject, the discovery of the Higgs boson particle has rendered this lecture noticeably out of date.
February 28, 2020
A Masterpiece, this world
Thought provoking, the realities of what we see and what we can’t see. That world beyond our heavens exists in the ind of God.
Thought provoking, the realities of what we see and what we can’t see. That world beyond our heavens exists in the ind of God.
February 20, 2024
One should do oneself a favor, and read this book. This book is a combination of scientific research, personal insight, and scriptural meditation in a short, easy to read package.
June 19, 2016
Fantastic!
Very deep, analytical thinking went into this book. From a scientific standpoint, it's impossible for God not to exist. After reading this book, I'm totally convinced that the theories put forth in our institutions of higher learning are flawed at best, total lies purposely conceived to mislead people down a path of eternal damnation. This author uses science to speak the truth. Excellent book.
Very deep, analytical thinking went into this book. From a scientific standpoint, it's impossible for God not to exist. After reading this book, I'm totally convinced that the theories put forth in our institutions of higher learning are flawed at best, total lies purposely conceived to mislead people down a path of eternal damnation. This author uses science to speak the truth. Excellent book.
September 24, 2016
Interesting monograph
Bigger than a pamphlet, but not a large volume, this little book persuasively surveys - at a rudimentary and non-rigorous, non-mathematical level - the concepts of quantum theory before tying these to theology. Quite well done.
Bigger than a pamphlet, but not a large volume, this little book persuasively surveys - at a rudimentary and non-rigorous, non-mathematical level - the concepts of quantum theory before tying these to theology. Quite well done.
November 16, 2010
I listened to the audio of this teaching. Amazing stuff. I would recommended it to anyone who wants to look at science vs the bible.
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