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Title: The Map is not the Territory.
Review: Capra has been charmed by a metaphor. Once you clear the underbrush away, what he's saying is essentially this:1. Many of the scientists who have delved into quantum physics since 1900 have said some things that sound similar to what many eastern mystics have said about the nature of reality.2. Therefore, quantum physics is like eastern mysticism.It is easy to see that the conclusion doesn't necessarily follow from the premise. What people say about reality isn't the same as reality, and it's unclear that the physicists and mystics are talking about the same thing, even if they are using similar language.I am not saying that Capra is necessarily wrong. I just don't think we know enough to say one way or another. Capra's argument basically comes down to an argument over the meaning of words...which is pretty thin stuff to base a theory about ultimate reality on.
