(April 19, 2014 at 9:32 am)Heywood Wrote:(April 19, 2014 at 9:11 am)Esquilax Wrote: No, I'm saying that anyone saying that X can never be explained by Y, without knowing what the explanation for X actually is, is committing an argument from ignorance. "I don't know how Y would explain this, therefore it can't," is the subtext of that.
Why does not knowing the explanation of X preclude you from eliminating Y as a possibility? I don't know who killed Bob but I know it wasn't Alice because she was sleeping with me at the time of the murder. You're saying it doesn't matter that I know Alice didn't commit the murder...as long as I don't know who did then I must consider the possibility that it was Alice. That's ridiculous. Bell's Theorem tells us that the cause of quantum randomness is not the existence of hidden local physical variables. So while I don't know what the cause of Quantum randomness is....I can eliminate hidden local physical variables from consideration.
Jesus tits Heywood, where do I begin, oh yeah....you're full of shit!
Let's recap: You cite Bell's Theorem and supporting experiments to conclude that there are no local hidden variables. MOTO (master of the obvious), this is a well accepted position in QM land. Next you go back to the EPR paradox to then state that if there are no local hidden variables then we get Einstein's "spooky action at a distance". Again, I'm with you; there are no surprises here.
This is where you come off the rails. We understand superposition and we know what entanglement is; however, nobody understands what the mechanism is.....nobody!!!! But wait, our savior is here. Without any evidence you come swooping in (insert triumphant horn blasts) to tell us God makes it happen. Textbook argument from ignorance. Whether you admit it or not is irrelevant.
I did find it highly amusing that you used Bob and Alice for your murder mystery. For those that don't know, Bob and Alice are the ubiquitous actors in quantum mechanics thought experiments. I'll submit this as evidence that you are scouring QM internet sites/discussions hoping to find a job for your unemployed God.
So, while real quantum physicists are designing experiments to use photons from distant quasars to eliminate that last logical loophole in Bell's Theorem type experiments you are claiming God. Care to bet on who gets published? Let me guess, you'll answer 'NEGATIVE' and complain that there is a conspiracy/persecution that prevents your hypothesis from being taken seriously.