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2/3/11

Beyond Belief: David Albert On Our Stories About The World


Physicist David Albert, PhD, was interviewed for the movie, What The Bleep Do We know?, a film that wildly speculates on the metaphysical ramifications of modern science. He is not happy with how the interview was edited. According to a Popular Science article, he is "outraged at the final product." The article states that "Albert granted the filmmakers a near-four hour interview about quantum mechanics being unrelated to consciousness or spirituality. His interview was then edited and incorporated into the film in a way that misrepresented his views. In the article, Albert also expresses his feelings of gullibility after having been 'taken' by the filmmakers."

Recently he attended and gave a talk at Beyond Belief, an annual meeting organized by The Science Network (TSN), "which brings together a community of concerned scientists, philosophers, scholars from the humanities, and social commentators to explore the human quest for the Good Life. The Science Network shares Carl Sagan’s vision of science as a candle in the dark. TSN is committed to enlarging the constituency of reason by making programs about science."

In the video below some of his points are these: