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reviewed The Cosmic Code by Heinz R. Pagels (Frye annotated -- no. 1854)

Heinz R. Pagels: The Cosmic Code (1984, Bantam) 3 stars

Written for general readers, The Cosmic Code goes on a fantastic journey into the microcosmos. …

Review of 'The Cosmic Code' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

A review by Mermin pointed out he gets the central point entirely wrong of the EPR experiment.

Also, Bell was not the first to find a flaw in von Neumann’s argument. Grete Hermann did.

Finally, I cannot disagree more that God playing dice somehow gives humans freedom. If I flip a coin in my brain on whether or not to kill a baby every time I see a baby, instead of computing based on my internal values, is that really free will or am I slave to dice?