The Solution to the Quantum Enigma and the Binding Problem: Wolfgang Smith's Vertical Causation

In Episode 1 linked after the timestamps, Lucas Van Os gave an overview of Wolfgang Smith's life and his ideas. In episodes 2 and 3, we will explore several of Wolfgang's books. In this episode specifically, we are looking at The Quantum Enigma and Vertical Ascent (the idea of vertical causation). Links follow timestamps. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:00 Between Being and Non-Being 06:00 We are not separated from nature, Barfield, etc. What is the binding problem for visual perception? Key Question Why does our perception pick up wholeness when what we're looking at is made up of a bunch of parts? 8:16 The Binding Problem 9:07 Perception and memory 14:52 Vertical causation and its importance in understanding the quantum realm 31:22 How do cells know when to stop forming biological parts, such as fingers on a hand? 24:00 The concept of a higher existence and forms (archetypal blueprints) in biological organisms, using trees as an example. How do trees receive nutrients and water all the way up to the top of their branches? 34:09 How can the world be intelligible to us if it's all just particles? Knowledge 50:00 Michael Polanyi 51:00 Esther Meek 55:03 The role of the intermediary plane in visual perception and its connection to the corporeal and spiritual planes 1:02:08 What are the implications and consequences of science as a myth on society? Episode 1 of Lucas Van Os on Wolfgang Smith: The Solution to the Quantum Enigma https://youtu.be/D9zkVqhrjM4 Links from Lucas: My channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Lucasvoz Talk with my father (theologian): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xk4PwhL_tg&t=44s Talk with my brother (philosopher): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN6_ho6ocDY&t=3s Gitanjali (free pdf): https://www.spiritualbee.com/media/gitanjali-by-tagore.pdf Gitanjali (physical book): https://www.amazon.com/Gitanjali-Thrift-Editions-Rabindranath-Tagore/dp/0486414175 Links with Wolfgang Smith Wolfgang Smith and John Vervaeke Number I https://youtu.be/5G9gk49VhKM Wolfgang Smith and John Vervaeke Number 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lm3y_4a--0&t=4870s Wolfgang Smith and Jonathan Pageau https://youtu.be/WMZLHhjIsHk Part I w Curt Jaimungal https://youtu.be/9M_uFQNDlvI Part II w Curt Jaimungal https://youtu.be/vp18_L_y_30