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Biology Quote by Terence McKenna

“Biology seems to be a chemical strategy for amplifying quantum mechanical indeterminacy so that it leaves the subatomic realm and can be present in a hundred and forty five pound block of meat.” quote by Terence McKenna
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“Biology seems to be a chemical strategy for amplifying quantum mechanical indeterminacy so that it leaves the subatomic realm and can be present in a hundred and forty five pound block of meat.”

Terence McKenna

About This Quote

Source Interview: Terence McKenna on consciousness, 1995

Biology may amplify quantum randomness, making it macroscopic in living tissue.

In simple terms: Biology could magnify quantum randomness.

Key Takeaway

Explore quantum effects in biology.

Themes

biology quantum physics philosophy

Mood

speculative inquisitive

Type

philosophical hypothetical

When to use this quote

  • medical research
  • neuroscience
  • philosophical inquiry

Key Concepts

emergence determinism consciousness

Questions to Reflect On

  • What experiments could test this hypothesis?
  • Is quantum randomness biologically relevant?
A Different Perspective

Evidence is speculative; quantum effects at macro scale remain unproven.

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