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From: jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2016 12:38 PM To: Deepak Chopra Subject: Re: Fw: My chapter on you easier to quote einstein, E = me 2. 40=A0. or its inverse, matter is equal to energy divided by the =peed of light squared, . M = E / c2 =C2* einstein proved matter was the same as energy, the=e is an equal sign. no need to reinvent the idea. <=div> On Sun, Jul =7, 2016 at 8:25 AM, Deepak Chopra wrote: In case you are interested my feedback to Michael Shermer who was k=nd enough to share his chapter on me in his next book xoxo 2013 Costa Del Mar Road Carlsbad, CA 92009 The Chopra Foundation <http://www.choprafoundation.org/> <http://w=w.choprafoundation.org/> <http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/l/SlryZ4SaSrL_SLS00_SS115_=jpg> <http://www.amazon.com/Super-Genes-Astonishing-Optimum-Well-Being=dp/0804140138/deepakchcom07- 20> chttp://www.amazon.com/Super-Genes-Astonishing-Optimum-Well-Being=dp/0804140138/deepakchcom07- 20> Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wel=being <http://ww=.amazon.com/Super-Genes-Astonishing-Optimum-Well-Being/dp/0804140138/deepa=chcom07-20> EFTA_R1_01560618 EFTA02457062 <=span> From: Deepak Chopra Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 9:01 AM To: Michael Shermer Subject: Re: My chapter on you Dear Michael, Your chapter reads well and is certainly more than fair about me, given=the general unfairness I've experienced from militant atheists and har=-boiled skeptics. Thanks for being so open-minded. My only comments have to do with making a difficult subject more access=ble to your readers. 1. I'd slow down at the passage about "redness" and spell=out that the brain is dark but we see light' the brain is silent, but =e hear' the brain contains no pictures, but we see full-blown three-dimensional images. Then open up how a neuron works, firing the same=chemical signals as any other cell with small modifications. So how =oes a brain cell, born of the same strand of DNA as a stomach o liver cell= think? It seems to me that a brain cell cannot think. 2. On a basic chemical level, the sugar in a sugar cube or the gl=cose in the bloodstream has no special properties; the molecules do not pa=ticipate in mental activity until they enter the brain. You might want to point out this mystery and also note that mat=rial monists must show the exact point when molecules exhibit mind-like be=avior. 3. Freeman Dyson, among other physicists, cites the mind-like behavior =f subatomic particles as they "choose" and "decide" wh=t state in the wave-particle duality to exist in. Here's a nice quote from Dyson: "It would not be surprising that the =rigin and destiny of the energy in the universe cannot be completel= understood in isolation from the phenomena of life and consciousness--It is=conceivable---that life may have a larger role to play than we have imagined.=quot; "Life may have succeeded against all=C24>odds in molding a universe to its purposes. And the design of the ina=imate universe may not be as detached from the potentialities of life=and intelligence as scientists of the 20th century have ten=ed to suppose" 4. You say that choosing between materiali=t monism and consciousness monism isn't the point, but it is. Consciou=ness monism or "mind first" must show how mind turns into matter= Materialistic monism or "matter first" must do the opposite, demonstrating how matter can produce mind. Even though the &=uot;matter first" crowd are far ahead in scientific acceptance, in fa=t we see mind produce matter every time a synaptic gap is crossed by neuro=ransmitters or hormones are triggered by experience. A person who is phobic sees a spider and reacts violently at t=e level of stress hormones, elevated heart rate, elevated blood pressure, =tc. This physical state is entirely produced by a mental interpretation th=t a harmless insect is cause for panic. 2 EFTA_R1_01560619 EFTA02457063 5. I'm not sure about how you introduc= monism. There are famous Western monists among idealistic philosoph=rs who are a) not materialists and b) not" Eastern". Since "=monad" as a philosophical term is associated with Leibnitz, you'll see that it refers to an indivisible "substance," whi=h may seem materialistic, until you discover that one order of this substa=ce is the soul. "The basic order is three-tiered: (1) entelechies or created monads =§48), (2) souls or entelechies with perception and memory (§19),=and (3) spirits or rational souls (§82). 2013 Costa Del Mar Road Carlsbad, CA 92009 The Chopra Foundation <http://www.choprafoundation.org/> <http://w=w.choprafoundation.org/> <http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/l/51ryZ4SaSrl._SL500_SS115_=jpg> chttp://www.amazon.com/Super-Genes-Astonishing-Optimum-Well-Being=dp/0804140138/deepakchcom07- 20> <http://www.amazon.com/Super-Genes-Astonishing-Optimum-Well-Being=dp/0804140138/deepakchcom07- 20> Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wel=being <http://ww..amazon.com/Super-Genes-Astonishing-Optimum-Well-Being/dp/0804140138/deepa=chcom07-20> <=span> From: Michael Shermer Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:43:37 AM To: Deepak Chopra Subject: Re: My chapter on you No rush at all. My manuscript is not due for many months. Michael Michael Shermer Skeptic Magazine Scientific American P.O. Box 338 Altadena, CA 91001 3 EFTA_R1_01560620 EFTA02457064 www.skeptic.com Follow me on Facebook and Twitter: http:/=www.facebook.com/Michael.Brant.Shermer http://www.=acebook.com/Skeptic.magazine http://twitter.com=MichaelShermer This private email message is for the sole use of the intended recipients= and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized publ=cation, broadcast, review, use, disclosure or distribution of its con=ent, substance or meaning, by email, social media or any other means, is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient= contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies o= the original message. On Jul 14, 2016, at 6:39 AM, Deepak Chopra wrote:<=div> Thanks Michael I'm teaching a course b=t will address it ASAP Do you have a deadline Mo=A0 Love and thanks 2013 Costa Del Mar Road Carlsbad, CA 92009 The Chopra Foundation <http://www.choprafoundation.org/> <http://w=w.choprafoundation.org/> <http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/l/SlryZ4SaSrL._SLS00_SS115_=jpg> <http://www.amazon.com/Super-Genes-Astonishing-Optimum-Well- Being=dp/0804140138/deepakchcom07-20> <http://www.amazon.com/Super-Genes-Astonishing-Optimum-Well- Being=dp/0804140138/deepakchcom07-20> Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wel=being <http://ww=.amazon.com/Super-Genes-Astonishing-Optimum-Well- Being/dp/0804140138/deepa=chcom07.20> 4 EFTA_R1_01560621 EFTA02457065 From: Michael Shermer Sent: Thursday, July 14, . . To: Deepak Chopra Subject: My chapter on you Hi Deepak, For my next book, Heavens on Earth, I have expanded that Scientific America= column into a full-length chapter. Could you do me a big favor and read i= and let me know if I have fairly represented your position and that of th= Eastern Wisdom Traditions? Please feel free to turn on the track changes and change the wording of how you w=uld say something, if you prefer. I used many sources: your emails, articl=s, blogs, talks, debates, books, etc. Or even my own words if I have misde=cribed what you believe or that of the Eastern Wisdom Traditions. Q=A0 please note The information contained i= this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged,=may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use =f the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclos=re or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly pro=ibited and may be unlawful. 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