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Quantum Physics Craziness!
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Quantum Physics Craziness!
I just came across this very interesting (to me) article on philosophical theories regarding quantum physics.  I'm curious to hear our resident physicists' thoughts on these ideas.  It sounds like something the WLC's of the world will pounce on to defend their, 'god exists outside of space and time,' silliness.  Pretty cool that some people are smart enough to actually study this stuff.  It turns my mind to mush!

http://www.sciencenews.org/blog/context/...-realities
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”

Wiser words were never spoken. 
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#2
RE: Quantum Physics Craziness!
In reading this, I had a funny feeling. If each realization of quantum potential sets what is possible after it, then. . . what was the FIRST realization of any quantum potential.

It seems like they've found a way to introduce another set of "turtles, all the way down."
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#3
RE: Quantum Physics Craziness!
That gave me a headache.
Now I need another drink!
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear.
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#4
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I don't get it.
You have a list of possibilities and things that actually happen can change that list for the future.
Isn't that how it's always been?
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#5
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I'm still struggling to understand what the actual content of their proposal is beyond a re-labelling of the things that appear in the standard many worlds interpretation - might have to read the original paper sometime.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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#6
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Isn't this just where the mathematics leads them rather than a claim about reality?
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#7
RE: Quantum Physics Craziness!
It seems to me, from my pea-brain's limited understanding of what I read, that they are going an extra step by suggesting that this theoretical list of possibilities is an aspect of our reality that is as "real" as we understand space-time/existence to be real. Real, but not actually existing? That one gives me diabetes! 😛
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”

Wiser words were never spoken. 
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RE: Quantum Physics Craziness!
Don't you mean diabeetus, Mr. Brimley?

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At least is is Quantum physics  and not old comic books.
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#10
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Here's a really great book on Quatum Field Theory:

https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Quan...ng=UTF8&me=

It's priced right (under $30 for a used edition) but the Kindle edition has some bad reviews, as the illustrations are, apparently, too small.

A timeless video on WLC is his debate with Professor Sean Carroll:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0qKZqPy9T8

Basically, whatever Science uncovers about the natural world, theists will claim that it is so because "God wanted it that way."
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