Convergent Quantification and Physical Support for Teilhard de Chardin’s Philosophy Concerning the Human Species and Evolutionary Consciousness

Brendan Lehman^{1, 2}, Michael A. Persinger^{1, 2, 3, 4}

¹Behavioural Neuroscience, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada.
²Department of Biology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada.
³Biomolecular Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada.
⁴Human Studies Programs, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada.

DOI: 10.4236/ojpp.2015.56042                

Abstract

Teilhard de Chardin’s integration of geobiological phenomena with philosophical and spiritual perspectives resulted in ideas, such as potentially quantifiable “spiritual energy”, the emergence of a “sphere of human thinking” (noosphere) as the next evolutionary stage of the biosphere, and the ultimate expansion of consciousness into the galaxy. Transformations of his concepts into contemporary values that effectively define cosmology, quantum biology, and human cerebral parameters could support his interpretations. Scaled quantification of basic universal energies match the magnitudes measured within the human cerebrum during thinking. Superposition of the magnetic fields associated with thinking upon the intergalactic strength fields for induced changes in magnetic moments of elementary electrons solves for durations that approach the age of the universe or “immortality”. The immersion of the human species within both the earth’s magnetic field and the Schumann Resonances creates the conditions for producing the “noosphere” and for its potential expansion into space. The rapid development of new computer-based technologies that expose the human population to homogeneous energetic patterns and produce cognitive states consistent with “unifying” the noosphere could be sufficient to produce physical changes which would support Teilhard de Chardin’s hypotheses.

Keywords

Teilhard de Chardin, Spiritual Energy, Quantum Energy, Human Brain, Schumann Resonances, Immortality, Sphere of Human Thinking (Noosphere), Expansion of Consciousness, Biophysical Evidence, Physical Philosophy, Digital Games, Digital Culture

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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