Michael guillen composed an article as an opinion on Fox news entitled, the quantum mystery that may explain how god knows every thought you have. it is an interesting application of entanglement in quantum mechanics to the mind of god. the author states, “the concept of divine omniscience is not just plausible; its mechanism is woven into the very fabric of spacetime. . . . quantum entanglement clearly offers us a stunning scientific explication of the age-old belief in an omniscient god.”

in my writings i have adhered to the orthodox belief in theism in which our triune god is distinct from his creations, including quantum mechanics and its components. i have presented compelling evidence for dualist interactionism wherein the immaterial mind of god (and mind of man) interact causally with the material components of the brain’s neural synaptic networks, its linguistic codes, which transmit specified information interpreted by the cognitive mind and soul of man. i have not addressed a possible role of quantum entanglement as has this author.

guillen POSITS THAT GOD “IS STRONGLY ENTANGLED WITH THE WHOLE OF CrEATION - RIGHT DOWN TO THE VERY ATOMS OF OUR BEING - BY VIRTUE OF HIS BEING THE SOURCE OF THE UNIVERSE and everything in it. . . . the existence of quantum entanglement offers us a fresh perspective on god’s omniscience. it suggests that god’s awareness of the universe is not obtained through observation; it’s acquired via an intimate, instantaneous, ‘spooky’ connection” [referring to einstein’s claim that entanglement was “spooky action at a distance”]. guillen continued: “god instantaneously knows and feels everything that happens to every single atom anywhere in the universe - and beyond. there’s no distance too great, no darkness too deep, to sever that deep, fundamental connection [italics added] between creator and creation.”

my rebuttal relates to my opening comment that “god is distinct from his creations.” he is not intimately connected to his creations via the process of quantum entanglement, though he has the power to interact with the process. no, he does have the capacity to observe any and all aspects of his creation, including the immaterial mind of human beings. he can transmit specified information into our minds as linguistic neural codes which the cognitive mind of man can interpret. and yes, god can also interpret the codes cognitively intiated and transmitted within our brain’s synaptic networks, but i posit that the processes do not depend on quantum entanglement but rather on mind-to-mind interaction.

guillen’s comments suggest a belief in the authenticity of panentheism and possibly also pantheism. let me explain:

panentheism - (all is in god) is the theological and philosophical view that god includes the universe within his being, but is not limited by it. god contains all reality in the world without being identical to it.

pantheism - (all is god) identifies god directly with the universe, holding that god and nature are the same.

i have taken my definitions from google.com, and i invite the reader to pursue this study to its meaningful conclusion. clearly, there is a distinction between god, the creator, and his creations, and there is a dual interaction between them.

in my next blog posts i shall comment on an article that relates quantum entanglement to the omniscience of god.

i close this series of blogs with a final excerpt from johnston’s book, body of proof: a study on the resurrection of jesus:

“that jesus christ rose from the dead is an empirical claim. christianity is unique from other religions in that you can test the claims and beliefs because of - not in spite of - the evidence. the late non-christian philosopher of religion antony flew said, ‘the evidence for the resurrection is better than for claimed miracles in any other religion. it’s outstandingly different in quality and quantity.’

“it’s not hard to imagine why the early christian movement spread so rapidly around the mediterranean world. jesus’s disciples were passionate eyewitnesses to the abundant life and resurrected body he promised. peter and john said, ‘we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard’ (acts 4:20).”

so our ability to commune bidirectionally and directly with the holy spirit has been restored by the sin sacrifice of jesus christ and his resurrection. as he promised his disciples just prior to his crucifixion, he sent from the father the holy spirit to indwell those in repentance. in my writings i have endeavored to present with compelling evidence how, in part, this communion occurs between the immaterial mind of god, his holy spirit, the mind of man, created in the image of the mind of god, and the material synaptic networks of the human brain. minds in communion is a reality in our time.

“the hope we have because of the resurrection of jesus is an energizing hope that causes us to endure. resurrection hope is also subjective in that, while being led of the holy spirit, all believers share in an attitude of expectancy of present blessings from god in this life and the next.”

that the temple curtain tore in two from top to bottom at the moment of jesus’ death symbolizes the removal of the barrier between god and humanity that formed at the fall of man. this resulted in the spiritual death by which man in sin lost direct communion with the holy spirit. the indwelling was lost. (Matthew 27:51; Mark 15:38; luke 23:45) but the sin sacrifice of jesus restored the indwelling by the spirit, the direct access to god for all people in repentence, eliminating the need for a high priest to enter the holy of holies on their behalf. This direct dual interaction has been the focus of my research for a quarter of a century.

“when christians partake in the lord’s supper to remember and proclaim jesus’ death until he comes again (1 corinthians 11:26), they also reflect on his resurrection and proclaim that he lives.”

“the most important aspect of the gospels is the intentional focus on the final eight days of jesus’ earthly ministry . . . referred to by many as ‘the passion of the christ.’. . . the term ‘passion’ is connected to the latin word passio, which means suffering. . . . because jesus is who he claimed to be we can look to him with confidence and hope. . . . jesus relied on the old testament to clarify his mission and ministry. . . . we know the cross was not an accident or triumph of evil; it was the preordained will of god, and it was foretold in the old testament.”

jeremiah j. johnston has written a bible study dealing with the resurrection of jesus christ, just celebrated by people the world over. it is entitled body of proof: a study on the resurrection of jesus. i plan to post selected excerpts from his book over the next few weeks to confirm the truth of the living jesus in our time and into eternity. i have devoted considerable time in my writings addressing how jesus sent his holy spirit as he promised his disciples just before his crucifixion as helper and counselor. i have studied THE HOW OF the DUALIST INTERACTION WITH MANKIND THROUGH THE CREATED NEURAL SYNAPTIC NETWORKS OF THE BRAIN and the cognitive mind and soul. JESUS LIVES TO RESTORE a PERSONAL COMMUNION WITH MAN IN REPENTENCE, ALWAYS DESIRED BY THE FATHER GOD when man was created, but lost at the fall. by his grace god has provided for restoration of this communion and eternal salvation through the sin sacrifice of jesus on the cross.

i have been blessed to see people from so many countries ACCESS my website and blogs. it is my prayer that some have taken the time to read blogs of interest AND MY BOOKS and that knowledge has been increased.

My research began OVER 25 YEARS AGO to gain understaNDING OF DUALIST INTERACTION BETWEEN THE IMMATERIAL MIND OF GOD/HOLY SPIRIT AND MIND OF MAN AND THE MATERIAL NEURAL SYNAPTIC NETWORKS OF THE HUMAN BRAIN. I HAVE SHARED ABOUT NEURAL CODES, THAT THEY ARE LINGUISTIC, CAPITALIZING ON THE UNIQUE ABILITY OF HUMANS TO USE LANGUAGE IN ITS SOPHISTICATION. i HAVE SHARED HOW INFORMATION IS SPECIFIED FROM ESSENTIALLY INFINITE RESOURCES ACCORDING TO STRUCTURE, MEANING AND PURPOSE WITH INTENDED AND ANTICIPATED RESULTS. FOR INFORMATION TO BE TRANSMITTED BETWEEN THE COGNITIVE MINDS OF GOD AND MAN IT MUST BE ENCODED. CENTRAL TO THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION IS THE ROLE OF NONMATERIAL WAVE FORMS AND QUANTUM TUNNELING IN AND THROUGH SYNCHRONOUS, COHERENT NEURAL SYNAPTIC NETWORKS. THAT THE PROBABILITIES OF QUANTUM PROCESSES ARE INTEGRAL TO THIS TRANSMISSION OPENS THE DOOR TO THE EXPRESSION AND ACTUALIZATION OF HUMAN WILL AND INTENTION. OF PRIME IMPORTANCE TO MY STUDIES AND WRITINGS IS THE REALITY OF COMMUNION BETWEEN THE LIVING JESUS CHRIST BY HIS HOLY SPIRIT IN OUR TIME. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE PLAN OF OUR CREATOR GOD TO HAVE PERSONAL COMMUNION WITH MANKIND, LOST AT THE FALL OF MAN BUT RESTORED BY THE SIN SACRIFICE OF JESUS FOR THE SINS OF MAN, DYING ONCE FOR ALL. jESUS WAS RESURRECTED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND LIVES SO THAT IN REPENTENCE WE HAVE ACCESS TO ETERNAL LIFE IN CHRIST BY GOD’S GRACE. tHIS IS THE GOSPEL EXPRESSED IMPLICITLY IN MY BOOKS AND BLOG POSTS. I HAVE SHARED WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED ABOUT THE HOW OF THIS PROCESS AS A PROGRESSIVE REVELATION FROM GOD.

MY RESEARCH WILL CONTINUE. THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE ACCESSED MY WRITINGS AND POSTS THROUGH THE YEARS.

In this quote C. S. Lewis speaks to the reality of the supernatural:

For me the Christian doctrines which are “metaphorical” - or which have become metaphorical with the increase of abstract thought - mean something which is just as “supernatural” or shocking after we have removed the ancient imagery as it was before. They mean that in addition to the physical or psycho-physical universe known to the sciences, there exists an uncreated and unconditioned reality which causes the universe to be; that this reality has a positive structure or constitution which is usefully, though doubtless not completely, described in the doctrine of the Trinity; and that this reality, at a definite point in time, entered the universe we know by becoming one of its own creatures and there produced effects on the historical level which the normal workings of the natural universe do not produce; and that this has brought about a change in our relations to the unconditioned reality.

The resurrected Jesus Christ sent as He promised the Holy Spirit to indwell believers in repentance, bringing “a change in our relations to the unconditioned reality,” to the Holy Spirit, to God the Father, by His grace through Jesus Christ.

Human minds, then, are not the only supernatural entities that exist. They do not come from nowhere. Each has come into Nature from Supernature; each has its tap-root in an eternal, self-existent, rational Being, whom we call God. Each is an offshoot, or spearhead, or incursion of that Supernatural reality into Nature. (C. S. Lewis, Miracles)