A C-70 fullerene is shot through a vacuum and thend a diffraction grating. In accordance with the path-integral formulation, the fullerene "takes all possible paths" and those paths interfere with each other. The result is an interference pattern. But if small gas molcules are placed in the vacuum, the fullerenes sometimes collide with them, and the interference vanishes. Did the fullerene molecule actually have a distinct trajectory or did it take all possible paths?
Just as we have a subset of the population seen to be extreme in their belief in God.and overlay their belief with dogma (a set of rules to live by), there is a subset of the population who believe that all of everything can be understood in terms of theoretical physics (and its supporting mathematics). Here lies the delemma! Our human nature leads us to dogma! God is a grand master mathematician, setting the laws of nature into motion, but mathematics is not God.
BTW I'm not endorsing The Pondicherry interpretation, I was a "hidden variable" guy like Einstein until I came up with The Common Medium Carrier Hypothesis which is a paradigm shift in it's own "quantum camp". See my site if you're interested. The Pondicherry paper hit's the very real issues though indicated by the observations, but it's basically a patch to try to keep the Copenhagen guys from falling into Many Worlds. (Fail)
If you're interested in some light reading, google "The Pondicherry interpretation of quantum mechanics" and try to digest Ulrich Mohrhoff's paper on the Cern site. It goes in depth to the inherent mathematical conundrums of time-space-movement, observational simultaneity, and treating the (quantum) physical nature of the observer. The false abstractions introduced by the Newtonian maths are, unfortunately.... nested. Happy studies, Kyle. Good to see you on YT again.
Ok that's good. Yeah my reason for holding to q-mind was originally from the Wigner's friend thought experiment. Don't worry lol, I don't like Chopra's approach either. Nice video!
A C-70 fullerene is shot through a vacuum and thend a diffraction grating. In accordance with the path-integral formulation, the fullerene "takes all possible paths" and those paths interfere with each other. The result is an interference pattern. But if small gas molcules are placed in the vacuum, the fullerenes sometimes collide with them, and the interference vanishes. Did the fullerene molecule actually have a distinct trajectory or did it take all possible paths?
otonanoC 2 months ago
As metaphysicians, we must face this paradox head-on, with the eventual goal of resolving it.
otonanoC 2 months ago
Just as we have a subset of the population seen to be extreme in their belief in God.and overlay their belief with dogma (a set of rules to live by), there is a subset of the population who believe that all of everything can be understood in terms of theoretical physics (and its supporting mathematics). Here lies the delemma! Our human nature leads us to dogma! God is a grand master mathematician, setting the laws of nature into motion, but mathematics is not God.
ohwhererehwho 3 months ago
Some people believe that their own eyeballs are creating the universe bit by bit, until you remind them that blind people exist too.
busplunger 3 months ago
@busplunger And then there are the even more tragic ones who have eyeballs, are reminded to look at the experiments, and refuse to do so.
2farscape2 3 months ago
@2farscape2 that can even be true within the scientific community ,sadly.
busplunger 3 months ago
BTW I'm not endorsing The Pondicherry interpretation, I was a "hidden variable" guy like Einstein until I came up with The Common Medium Carrier Hypothesis which is a paradigm shift in it's own "quantum camp". See my site if you're interested. The Pondicherry paper hit's the very real issues though indicated by the observations, but it's basically a patch to try to keep the Copenhagen guys from falling into Many Worlds. (Fail)
astrotometry 4 months ago
If you're interested in some light reading, google "The Pondicherry interpretation of quantum mechanics" and try to digest Ulrich Mohrhoff's paper on the Cern site. It goes in depth to the inherent mathematical conundrums of time-space-movement, observational simultaneity, and treating the (quantum) physical nature of the observer. The false abstractions introduced by the Newtonian maths are, unfortunately.... nested. Happy studies, Kyle. Good to see you on YT again.
astrotometry 4 months ago
We don't know the laws of physics yet, and the best minds will tell you that we probably never will.
astrotometry 4 months ago
Haha. Great to have you back!
MrPlender 4 months ago
well said brother!
metaRising 4 months ago
Welcome back bro
AcerbusCastus 4 months ago
Ok that's good. Yeah my reason for holding to q-mind was originally from the Wigner's friend thought experiment. Don't worry lol, I don't like Chopra's approach either. Nice video!
JohananRaatz 4 months ago
Nailed it!
Good to see you still making videos, btw.
tmafkap 4 months ago
Yes, it's good to see some lucid points on this, and good to see a video from you as well.
2bsirius 4 months ago
'We don't need to distort the truth to make science interesting', but sometimes you do to make a buttload of money.
Peacenik 4 months ago
Great to see you back.
KevinSolway 4 months ago
Whens Beyonce commin on?
markosoloman 4 months ago