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I have mentioned David Bohm’s nonlocal hidden variable theory before (see Chapter 14). In this chapter, I (in collaboration with physicist Mark Comings) argue that Bohm’s theory is better interpreted with collapse of the wave function (and therefore, consciousness) brought into the arena. Bohm often expressed his concern, and even lamented, that his theory of reality did not include consciousness. Indeed, he worked hard at including it. In my view, his so-called causal interpretation of quantum mechanics already includes consciousness.
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Goswami, A. (2001). The Reconciliation with David Bohm’s Physics. In: The Physicists’ View of Nature. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0527-3_21
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