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According to Dawkins, observations do not equal reality. Instead, observations are generally the opposite of reality, and Dawkins suggests that it is probable that some higher intelligence exists. Perhaps it is this intelligence that allows humans' minds to misperceive reality in a way that is useful to them, such as seeing a rock as solid rather than containing mostly empty spaces.
What is interesting about the two thinkers' ideas of reality is that the author of "The Quantum Brain" has a human-centered idea of reality, while Dawkins' idea is universe-centered, or at least drawing its strength from something that is greater than the human race. By suggesting that human observation makes something real and that something does not exist unless a person observes it, the author of "The Quantum Brain" establishes the human race as the highest order, the ones that decide what is reality and what is not. However, Dawkins' argument puts...
Thus, the two ideas of reality suggest completely opposite worldviews. Although these two opposite worldviews reflect extremes when it comes to views of reality, it is important to note that they do not reflect all views of reality. For instance, some suggest that no two people can share the same reality, and that when two people experience an event, each interprets it differently, making it impossible to ever determine what reality is in an objective sense.
Regardless of how many different perceptions of reality there are, what the author of "The Quantum Brain" and Dawkins show is that reality is subjective and that defining reality is inherently dependent on one's worldview.
References
"Talks Richard Dawkins on Our 'Queer' Universe." Retrieved August 27, 2009, from TED: http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_dawkins_on_our_queer_universe.html
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