Stuart Hameroff – The Science of Consciousness: Quantum Mechanics and Spirituality

Spirituality requires consciousness because one needs to be aware, and to be self-aware, in order to apprehend spirituality of any kind. But is there more to the relationship? Some make the extravagant claim that human consciousness is somehow connected directly to a ‘cosmic consciousness’. Can this make sense? If so, what would it mean? Stuart Hameroff is an American anesthesiologist and professor at the University of Arizona known for his studies of consciousness and his controversial contention that consciousness originates from quantum states in neural microtubules. He is the lead organizer of the Science of Consciousness conference.