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Strange Doctor, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bohm:

Couldn't resist the Kubrick reference!  All kidding aside, this involves the very serious and relevant theorizing of one Dr. David Bohm, whose views were greeted as strange by many, with one notable exception--  Einstein was intrigued by Bohm's ideas....  To introduce his ideas in a more accessible manner, I'll embed some quotes taken from David Pratt's excellent article "David Bohm and the Implicate Order," originally published in Sunrise magazine (Feb./Mar., 1993), publicly available at the website identified at the end of this commentary.  Excerpts from Pratt's article will be identified through use of quotation marks.  I'll provide some brief commentary after each excerpt, to help flesh out the relevance of Bohm's work as a partial scientific basis for HEMA Theory....

1. The Nature of Dynamic Relationships-  We will start with Bohm's view of subatomic particles, and the concept of a quantum potential guiding the motion of these particles.  I realize this material is not the easiest to grasp, at first, but while you are reading the excerpts, envision how they fit with and apply to what has been happening on Lost....

Pratt Excerpt:  "In 1952, the year after his discussions with Einstein, Bohm published two papers sketching what later came to be called the causal interpretation of quantum theory which, he said, "opens the door for the creative operation of underlying, and yet subtler, levels of reality." (David Bohm and F. David Peat, Science, Order & Creativity, Bantam Books, New York, 1987, p. 88.) He continued to elaborate and refine his ideas until the end of his life. In his view, subatomic particles such as electrons are not simple, structureless particles, but highly complex, dynamic entities. He rejects the view that their motion is fundamentally uncertain or ambiguous; they follow a precise path, but one which is determined not only by conventional physical forces but also by a more subtle force which he calls the quantum potential. The quantum potential guides the motion of particles by providing "active information" about the whole environment. Bohm gives the analogy of a ship being guided by radar signals: the radar carries information from all around and guides the ship by giving form to the movement produced by the much greater but unformed power of its engines."

My Commentary:  Like the show, Lost, Bohm's views help reveal deeper, subtler, levels of reality.  The quantum potential concept has huge implications as a lens for seeing new insights into the 'magical' occurrences on the island, and for grounding my HEMA Theory in the scientific realm.  If you've been wondering about some of the physical dynamics undergirding the HEMA Theory, start by looking into electromagnetism, but don't overlook the connections to quantum theory in general, and Bohm's ideas in particular.... 

2. The Interconnected Nature of the World-

Pratt Excerpt:  "The quantum potential pervades all space and provides direct connections between quantum systems. In 1959 Bohm and a young research student Yakir Aharonov discovered an important example of quantum interconnectedness. They found that in certain circumstances electrons are able to "feel" the presence of a nearby magnetic field even though they are traveling in regions of space where the field strength is zero. This phenomenon is now known as the Aharonov-Bohm (AB) effect, and when the discovery was first announced many physicists reacted with disbelief. Even today, despite confirmation of the effect in numerous experiments, papers still occasionally appear arguing that it does not exist.  In 1982 a remarkable experiment to test quantum interconnectedness was performed by a research team led by physicist Alain Aspect in Paris. The original idea was contained in a thought experiment (also known as the "EPR paradox") proposed in 1935 by Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky, and Nathan Rosen, but much of the later theoretical groundwork was laid by David Bohm and one of his enthusiastic supporters, John Bell of CERN, the physics research center near Geneva. The results of the experiment clearly showed that subatomic particles that are far apart are able to communicate in ways that cannot be explained by the transfer of physical signals traveling at or slower than the speed of light. Many physicists, including Bohm, regard these "nonlocal" connections as absolutely instantaneous. An alternative view is that they involve subtler, nonphysical energies traveling faster than light, but this view has few adherents since most physicists still believe that nothing-can exceed the speed of light."

My Commentary:  Just to clarify, the last sentence states that an alternative view to Bohm's (NOT Bohm's view) has few adherents.... Bohm and subsequent researchers have opened the door to showing how seemingly 'magical' HEMAtic phenomena may be possible.  For example, consider how a psychic like Rose might actually be able to 'know' her husband Bernard (and the other occupants in the tail section of the plane) are still alive.... given the above concepts, experiments, and findings, AND the Caltech press release on the proof of quantum teleportation, provided through the link, below.

****  Read the Caltech press release (see the link, below), and you will see how Rose and other psychics are able to instantaneously 'know' things that are happening at a distance.   Quantum teleportation, a scientifically-proven phenomenon, is part of the weird but real Energy/Material relationships that provide the foundation for psychic phenomena in general, and for the HEMAtic dynamics DHARMA has examined and further unleashed (released) on the island. **** 

Here it is.... recent research has succeeded in demonstrating QUANTUM TELEPORTATION, involving non-local effects across SPACE, in TIME (instantaneously).  This shows how it is possible for Rose, and other psychics, to somehow 'know' things at a distance, in Rose's case, knowing that Bernard is ok, even when he is some distance away.  This is one example of a non-local quantum phenomenon, consistent with the Caltech findings (read "Rose" in place of "Bob," and "Bernard" in place of "Alice," and you'll see what I mean!  Rose is the "receiver"....):