{"product_id":"2940158192340","title":"The Nonlocal Universe: Why Science Validates the Spiritual Worldview","description":"Recent scientific discoveries in quantum physics and relativity theory leave no doubt that nonlocality is a basic feature of physical reality. In addition, numerous phenomena such as ESP, out-of-body and near-death experiences, as well as mental states affecting physiological changes indicate that mind cannot be equated with brain and that mind is nonlocal. Nonlocality in the physical and mental realms negates the materialistic worldview but is entirely consistent with the spiritual worldview. The spiritual worldview is a top-down ontology, it begins and ends with Consciousness; it considers Consciousness to be the first cause of creation and the ground substance that is transformed into the material world. It describes a universe that is whole, in which the \"parts\" we commonly observe, emerge from a hidden, pervasive, transcendent reality. This wholeness provides a logical and consistent explanation for the fundamental properties of reality that are observed in experiments in the physical and behavioral sciences. It provides an explanation for why mind functions nonlocally and for why people sometimes experience a higher, unitary, and ecstatic state of awareness. Such a worldview explains the paradoxes that have arisen in science today and provides a new model for how human society can progress in the future.","brand":"Innerworld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163304476912,"sku":"2940158192340","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158192340_p0.jpg?v=1764110358","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158192340","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}