What the Bleep Do We Know!?(TM): Discovering the Endless Possibilities for Altering Your Everyday Reality [Paperback]

William Arntz (Author), Betsy Chasse (Author), Mark Vicente (Author)

Book Description

Release date: April 1, 2007

Everyone is still talking about the movie What the Bleep Do We Know!? Now comes the paperback edition of the book based on the mind-boggling movie that grossed $11 million in the U.S. alone.

As the movie did, this book compels readers to ask themselves Great Questions that will recreate their lives as they know them. With the help of fourteen leading quantum physicists, scientists and spiritual thinkers, this book guides readers on a course from the scientific to the spiritual, and from the universal to the deeply personal. Along the way, it asks such questions as :

Are we seeing the world as it really is?
What are thoughts made of?
What is the relationship between our thoughts and our world?
Are we biologically addicted to certain emotions?
How can I create my day every day?

What the Bleep answers this question and others through an innovative, new approach to self-help and spirituality that's far different—and more exciting—than anything else on bookshelves. More than twenty short, focused, interactive chapters take readers on a journey that will integrate the answers to these Great Questions into every aspect of their lives.

Editorial Reviews

Review

It's hard to easily categorize WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW? DISCOVERING THE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES FOR ALTERING YOUR EVERYDAY REALITY: at once a science book and a self-help and spiritual guide, and based on a movie as well, it tackles the questions of uncertainty, the nature of reality, and how physical, mental and spiritual forces interact in shaping human reality. Don't expect any easy answers here: WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW is an overview of science and spiritual questions which sets out what is known about each, and points the reader in different directions where the outer limits of science and psyche embrace. Any considering the nature of consciousness, intelligence, reality, or attitude adjustment will find this packed with insights and lively discussion which is surprisingly easy to access considering the weight of the matters under review.

(Midwest Book Review ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

William Arntz, a research physicist and spiritual seeker, created one of the world's most widely used pieces of software. He retired and became interested in uniting his four great passions: leading edge science, spiritual inquiry, filmmaking and computers.

Betsy Chasse freelanced as a Production Manager on over thirty films and produced eight movies before deciding that she wanted to move away from Los Angeles and do something more meaningful with her life.

Mark Vicente is a cinematographer turned director with a special interest in mysterious, reflective and unusual subject matter.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: HCI; Mti edition (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757305628
• ISBN-13: 978-0757305627
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (118 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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103 of 107 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars My adventure into the realm of Spirituality September 15, 2005

By William T. Sears

Format:Paperback

The Little Book of Bleeps: Excerpts from the Award-Winning Movie What the (#$%&) Bleep Do We Know (Purchased on 08/12/2005)

I heard about the low budget movie "What the Bleep Do We Know?" and went to see it in down town Sacramento movie hall. I enjoyed it so much I purchased the film. I tried to talk to my friends about it. I even bought two more films to pass out to my friends. My "flatland" skeptic friends could not believe that I would even want to see such a film. They found everything wrong with it. I felt like Galileo or Copernicus trying to let them know that the sun does not revolve around the earth. I looked at my film at least ten times trying to write down all the words of wisdom emanating from the great thinkers who were scientist and other academics in the film.

Then I found the book "The Little Book of Bleeps" that had all the words I wanted to ponder that were in the film. As I e-mailed more friends about my excitement knowing that "we create our own reality," most of my friends again put the book down by explaining the fallacies of all the great thinkers who were scientist and other academics in the film---But, what do my friends know?

Then I found "Beyond the Bleep" that goes into detail about all the ideas and the thinkers who came up with these ideas. This film "WTBDWK" is about quantum physics, spirituality---and the meaning of life. This ambitious film attempts to answer existential questions such as: What is God? What are emotions? What is the soul? And what we all want to know why are we here?

I was so caught up with quantum physics; I ordered some lectures about quantum physics for the non-scientist from the Teaching Company. That gave me the vocabulary to understand "WTBDWK."

That wasn't enough for me.... Amazon.com was advertising the book "The Spiritual Universe, How Quantum Physics Proves The Existence of the Soul." by Fred Alan Wolf, PH.D. one of the scientist in the film. It took me a month to finish the book and now I'm going to read it again. Quantum Physics is mind boggling, but I think it will change the whole direction of science and bring Science into the realm of Spirituality, bring the objective into the subjective. I feel blest that I am moving up the spiritual path intended by the creator. It also proves to me that there is an "Intelligent design." Read more ›

62 of 69 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars It's all about possibility... January 3, 2006

By witchy reader

Format:Hardcover

There will always be skeptics, especially when the topics raised are so controversial. But I would also say to these skeptics that they're missing the point of this entire book and film: possibilitiy. The point is to challenge our minds, to explore the possibilities.

Some critics have focused on the segment where it's stated that the brain doesn't recognize the difference between a real object and the thought of that object. Of course most of us know the difference between what is real and what is imagined. That's not the point here. What we should consider after hearing a statement like this how amazing the human brain is and perhaps study it further.

I know many hard-core scientists shy away from "New Age" ideas and the types of possibiliites presented here. But what this book intends to show is that science and spirituality can be compatible and that an open mind can lead to growth on many levels.

Check out the official "What the Bleep" web site. They recommend books on every topic mentioned in the film. And by the way, only 2 of the scientists in the film/book are associated with Ramtha. And you don't have to believe everything you read or hear in order to find this book (and film) fascinating.

So what's the worst that can come of this? People begin to ask questions and start reading more about science and spirituality. Sounds like a healthy education to me.

91 of 104 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good handbook! December 17, 2004

By Rob G

Format:Paperback

Great accompaniment to the movie that blows your mind. Not only are there great pics in the book, there are great quotes from the movie. This is the movie that keeps you thinking and pondering even after the lights go up. I've seen it three times and plan to buy the DVD when it comes out next year. This movie has helped me re-evaluate how I look at life! Awesome!

118 of 138 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad buy for those needing a tide-over from the movie December 4, 2004

By Riahanna

Format:Paperback

This movie isn't playing everywhere -- and there doesn't seem to be a DVD available, if there ever will be. More's the pity.

My experience with the movie was thus: The first time I saw it, I thought they simply didn't go far enough and that some things were presented with too much simplicity. I have since seen it twice more, and each time I've realized more deeply that the intent of the movie is to give you an 'Executive Overview' of Quantum physics, 'mind over matter' style meditation, and what I can only call "Chaos Magic". There's a lot of different things going on in this movie, and the filmmakers' did an excellent job of giving you the substance without involving you in the niggling details of the proofs. However, with some research afterwards, you'll find that it's all there-- the Water experiments, John Hagelin's DC meditation experiments, the whole works. This movie is going to be great for anyone who has questioned Coincidence for long enough to realize that Something is Going On Out There; it won't be so hot for someone who intended to learn about Quantum physics. Better off with a text book there, chum.

Select the outcome you want out of the quantum super-position of possible outcomes. Go from there.

123 of 146 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Really good Physics, then Some Other Stuff January 16, 2006

By John Matlock

Format:Hardcover

I'm a physicist, or at least that's what my college diploma says. So it was with great interest that I picked up this book. I found it very interesting. I also found that there were great parts that I simply skipped.

First the good parts. The descriptions of quantum physics, told here without mathematics are as good as I've read anywhere. Some of the stranger effects like the ability of the electron to change orbits in an atom instantly, travelling faster than the speed of light, is very well described. So is the discussion that (and to a certain extent continues) split the physicists into two camps when quantum theeory was developed.

The other part of the book that I skipped is when they seem to get very involved with trying to relate physics with religion, specifically the new age religions involved with chanelling the 'thoughts' of a 'priest' from 35,000 years ago.

I think the physics descriptions so good that I'll recommend the book. I just skipped the new age cult stuff.