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Consciousness and Quantum Physics in the Interpretation of Reality

Consciousness and quantum physics explore deep connections, with theories suggesting quantum phenomena like superposition and entanglement in the brain's microtubules (like Penrose-Hameroff ) might explain consciousness's complex, non-local nature, challenging classical neuroscience's neuron-centric views . While mainstream neuroscience explains consciousness through classical neural networks , quantum theories propose deeper, potentially universal interconnectedness, though these ideas remain speculative, lack definitive proof, and face challenges like quantum decoherence in warm brains. Consciousness and Quantum Physics in the Interpretation of Reality

Enuma Elish - The Babylonian Epic of Creation

The Enuma Elish is an ancient Babylonian creation epic detailing the cosmos's birth from primordial waters, the chaotic conflict among gods, and the rise of the city god Marduk to supreme power, who defeats the monstrous goddess Tiamat, splits her body to form the heavens and earth, creates humanity from the blood of a rebellious god to serve the gods, and establishes order, culminating in elaborate praises for his divine kingship. It's a seven-tablet text explaining Babylonian cosmology, society, and the divine justification for Babylon's dominance.
 

Marduk was the chief god of ancient Babylon, rising from a minor deity to become the king of the gods in Mesopotamian mythology, known as the "Dragon Slayer" for defeating the chaos goddess Tiamat and creating the cosmos from her body, establishing order and becoming the patron of justice, healing, and magic. 

He was often called Bel, meaning "Lord," and was associated with storms, fertility, and wisdom, with his worship centered in Babylon's Etemenanki ziggurat (the "Tower of Babel").


Tiamat was the primordial Mesopotamian goddess of the salt sea, personifying chaos from which the first gods emerged, known primarily from the Babylonian epic Enuma Elish, where she is defeated by the hero-god Marduk, who then creates the heavens and Earth from her body, symbolizing the triumph of order over chaos.
Initially a life-giving mother, she transforms into a monstrous, dragon-like figure, an avenger for her slain consort Apsu, leading an army of monsters against the younger gods before her defeat and dismemberment, making her a complex figure of creation and destruction.

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