For people today, materialism is the most common lens through which they view reality. This is despite the fact that there is overwhelming scientific evidence that disproves this morbid worldview. The evidence includes the important part that consciousness plays in how we perceive and experience reality; the “observation problem” and nonlocality of the quantum realm; the connection between space and time in Einstein’s theory of relativity; and the fact that paranormal phenomena such as ESP, mystical experiences, near-death experiences, and reincarnation memories are fundamental aspects of human experience. In this book, Dr. Richheimer presents an alternate vision of reality that he calls the spiritual worldview. This model of reality portrays creation as cyclical in nature—beginning and ending with cosmic consciousness. It offers a logical, scientifically sound explanation for phenomena that materialism fails to explain or attempts to deny. In addition, the author explores why scientists find it difficult to reject materialism, and how the adoption of the materialist worldview by most scientists and intellectuals is a root cause of many of society’s problems.
Fallacy of Materialism is a 2022 Readers’ Favorite Book Award Winner in the category of Religion/Philosophy.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS… v
DEDICATION… vi
PREFACE… xi
INTRODUCTION… 1
PART ONE: THE PHYSICS OF REALITY 51
CLASSICAL MATERIALISM… 7
2. THE NEW MATERIALISM—SOME MODIFICATIONS NEEDED… 14
3. THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE QUANTUM… 29
4. INTERPRETATIONS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS… 38
5. THE MYSTERIOUS DOMAIN OF THE WAVE FUNCTION… 51
6. RELATIVITY THEORY… 57
PART TWO: WHY MIND CANNOT BE REDUCED TO BRAIN 67
7. HOW CAN REALITY BE EXPERIENCED?… 71
8. THE MATERIALIST MODEL EQUATING MIND AND BRAIN… 77
9. THE DIFFICULTIES IN EQUATING MIND AND BRAIN… 86
10. MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES… 96
11. OUT-OF-BODY AND NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES… 103
12. PSI PHENOMENA… 113
13. EVIDENCE FOR LIFE AFTER DEATH… 129
14. FALSIFYING THE MATERIALIST WORLDVIEW… 141
PART THREE: THE LOGIC OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDVIEW 149
15. HOW CONSCIOUSNESS IS TRANSFORMED INTO
THE MATERIAL WORLD… 153
16. HOW SPIRITUAL IDEOLOGY EXPLAINS THE MYSTERIES
OF QUANTUM PHYSICS AND RELATIVITY… 163
17. THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION… 173
18. UNDERSTANDING THE PARANORMAL… 182
19. LIFE AFTER DEATH… 187
20. EVOLUTION AND THE MYSTERY OF HOW LIFE BEGAN… 192
21. ANIMAL INSTINCTS AND HOMING ABILITIES… 200
PART FOUR: THE PROBLEM AND THE SOLUTION 209
22. WHY SCIENTISTS FIND IT HARD TO REJECT MATERIALISM… 211
23. HOW MATERIALISM CONTRIBUTES TO SOCIETY’S PROBLEMS… 221
24. CHANGING SOCIETY FOR THE BETTER… 231
APPENDIX: A THEORY OF EVERYTHING… 241
BIBLIOGRAPHY… 260
ENDNOTES… 268
INDEX… 283
