Continuity of matter as the basis of information resonance: a hypothesis on the transmission of experience through atoms in the biological cycle.

Summary

Atoms from a dead organism re-enter the global biogeochemical cycle and may carry an informational resonance—a trace of the previous host's physiological, emotional, and cognitive states. When these atoms are incorporated into a new organism during early development, this resonance could shape behavioral patterns, sensory preferences, emotional reactions, and unexplained phobias. The hypothesis draws on the conservation of mass, epigenetics, quantum entanglement, and over 2,500 documented cases of children's past-life memories. A thought experiment, the 'Girl from 1900,' illustrates the proposed atomic transmission. The paper suggests experimental tests, including epidemiological studies and isotopic labeling in animals, but does not claim proof.

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Abstract

This paper proposes a conceptual interdisciplinary hypothesis that the atoms that make up living organisms do not disappear after biological death, but instead continue to exist within the global biogeochemical cycle of substances. It is also hypothesized that atoms may retain informational resonance—a subtle but potentially measurable trace of the physiological, emotional, and cognitive states they experienced during the life of their previous host. This resonance, when atoms enter a new organism (especially in the early stages of its development, during a period of high neuroplasticity), can influence the formation of individual behavioral patterns, sensory preferences, emotional reactions, and the emergence of phobias and unconscious fears that cannot be explained by genetic inheritance or environmental factors. The hypothesis is based on several scientific approaches: the law of conservation of mass (Lomonosov and Lavoisier), data from modern epigenetics, the phenomenon of quantum entanglement (Nobel Prize in Physics 2022), and a vast corpus of documented cases of children remembering past lives (over 2,500 cases, collected by Ian Stevenson and expanded by Jim Tucker). Particular attention is given to the "Girl from 1900" thought experiment, which serves as a clear illustration of the hypothetical chain of atomic transmission. Alternative pathways for returning atoms to the cycle are also considered, including cremation. The paper contains a section on the author's personal observations, which served as the starting point for formulating the hypothesis. The conclusion formulates the hypothesis's predictions and proposes possible experimental approaches for testing it, from epidemiological studies to animal experiments using isotopic labeling. This work does not claim to provide definitive proof of the proposed model, but it does offer an original perspective on the problem of the continuity of matter and its role in the formation of individual characteristics of new organisms, which may open up new perspectives in the fields of developmental psychology, epigenetics, quantum biology, and the philosophy of consciousness.

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