EFTA Document EFTA01784347

From: Deepak Chopra Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:15 PM To: jeffrey E. Subject: Re: Proposal for a psi experiment Who or what asks the questions ? Who or what is curious about itself ? <=div> How does a physical mechanical object - a 3 =b piece of meat - develop curiosity imagination insight intuition or the d=sire to know itself ? Worth pondering ? Who or what ponders ? Deepak Chopr= Carlsbad, CA 92009 <x-apple-data-detectors://0> =uper Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wellbeing <http://www.amazon.corni=uper-Genes-Astonishing-Optimum-Well-Being/dp/0804140138/deepakchcom07-20> On Aug 10, 2016, at 1:10 PM, jeffrey E. <[email protected] <mailto:jeevacation@g=ail.com» wrote: science has begun to ask quesitons not much more. .&=bsp; the mystical traditions were unable to cure diarrhea for the 50=0 years they tried, sphilils the same, =these ancients arguements are silly at best On Wed Au 10 2016 at 10:40 AM Deepak Chopra =span dir="ltr"> FYI Dee ak Cho ra EFTA_R1_00105598 EFTA01784347 Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wellbeing <http://www.amazon.com/Super-G=nes-Astonishing-Optimum-Well-Being/dp/0804140138/deepakchcom07-20> <1=> Begin forwarded message: From: Dean Radin Date: August 10, 2016 at 12:38:55 PM EDT To: Deepak Chopra Cc: "Stanley A. KLEIN" Brian Josephson >, Wolfgang Baer , Henr Sta < , Christo her Cochran >>, David Kaiser Jim Johnsto , Bernard Carr (hameroff) Hameroff" >, John Horgan < George Johnson Subject: Re: Proposal for a psi experiment On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 1:52 AM, Deepak Chopra <=pan dir="ltr"> < wrote: Who are we trying=to convince ? Why ? Good questions. In my case I'm interested in reaching (mostly= younger scientists and scholars who are genuinely skeptical, meaning befo=e their worldview has collapsed into whatever is most expedient for their =ocial or financial security. Science has just begun to tackle the question of consciousness. The esoteri= and mystical traditions have been immersed in it for at least 5,000 years= At this point, based on the preponderance of evidence from psi research, = am inclined to believe that consciousness is indeed fundamental, in some way. Perhaps it's not a full mo=ty idealism, but something along those lines. 2 EFTA_R1_00105599 EFTA01784348 In any case, the topic is important because what we think consciousness is =orms the basis of our personal sense of self, which in turn shapes civiliz=tion. If our thinking is wrong (as in "we are merely meat machines, p=riod"), then there's reason to suspect that civilization may be headed in the wrong direction. And that would not=be good for anyone. best wishes,=/div> Dean - Dean Radin, PhD &nb=p; &=bsp; deanradin.com <http://deanradin.com> - Chief Scientist, Inst=tute of Noetic Sciences noetic.org <http://noetic.org> - Co-Editor-in-Chief, <=>Explore &n=sp;explorejour=al.com <http://explorejournal.com> please note The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> , and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved 3 EFTA_R1_00105600 EFTA01784349