Does Quantum Mechanics Predict the Existence of a Soul?
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A person may possess a body-soul duality that is an extension of the wave-particle duality of subatomic particles. Both dualities participate in the element of subjectivism in explaining reality. This element of reality represents the philosophical aspect but has been neglected by contemporary cosmologists, who focus on the results of observation. In this paper, I demonstrate the scientific evidences for body-soul duality and cite the recent discoveries in quantum mechanics and quantum information and conclude that the metaphysics of this duality can be derived from the laws of nature.
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