RE: Nerd alert! -more spooky Quantum stuff
July 17, 2020 at 3:33 am
(This post was last modified: July 17, 2020 at 3:34 am by Porcupine.)
(July 16, 2020 at 11:32 pm)Grandizer Wrote:(July 16, 2020 at 9:06 pm)ModusPonens1 Wrote: To put it simply: To say that our minds can impact quantum mechanics is not wooy. (It's just without clear evidence but not totally implausible or without any basis (hence one theory suggesting that: the Copenhagen Interpretation)).
I don't think the Copenhagen suggests that our minds have an impact on what we see at the quantum level. I think it's more we're "trapped" into only seeing one specific outcome (when we look "closely", that is), and whatever outcome that is is random in some way. Maybe because it's metaphysically impossible for us to observe all different outcomes simultaneously?
That said, not a fan of the Copenhagen. It feels ... incomplete.
I was under the impression that the Copenhagen interpretation said that the observer at least seems to have an effect on the results. And not merely that we can only observe one perspective or outcome. I mean, there's nothing mysterious or strange about that. That's always the case.
"Zen … does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes." - Alan Watts