Quantum Theology2

QUANTUM THEOLOGY : M. M. NINAN
all the relevant properties are inherent in the state function, - in
the state of the person and that includes God - we cannot
actually measure or observe it directly. All measurable
parameters can be deduced only by the action of proper
operators on the state function. (In Dirac’s matrix formulation the
state functions are replaced with state vectors. Here the
operators are matrices as opposed to differential operators of
Schrödinger. The principle behind both is identical. Only the
mathematical formalism is different.) That is to say, the state (the
person or object) is expressed and determinable only in terms of
its reaction to a concrete historical situation and in the
relationship of the person with the rest of the world – material,
people and situations. These reactions and relations are
observable. The measurable or observable in human life are
simply the actions of the people– generally referred to as
"works".
This is also true regarding the nature of God. We have to deduce
the non-observable quantities (the state) from the observable.
Moses wanted to know God. He asked God in the mount of Sinai
for a revelation of his name. In the Hebrew, thought knowing a
name meant knowing the properties. However, God refused to
give him a name or a definition and simply said, "I am that I am".
The implication simply was that no man could know God in His
absolute state. Nevertheless, we may know God in God’s action
through history. If God does not act, we have no means of
knowing God. In other words, God was enunciating the principle
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