RE: Causation, Mind, and Psionics
September 11, 2013 at 12:50 pm
(This post was last modified: September 11, 2013 at 12:58 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(September 11, 2013 at 12:40 pm)MindForgedManacle Wrote:(September 10, 2013 at 11:47 pm)cato123 Wrote: If one is incapable of accurately measuring a quantum system, how does one conclude that such an unmeasurable system is deterministic?
I would presume on how accurate measurements are. The problem (if I understand it) isn't the system per se, but that measuring it alters the system so you can't get an accurate picture of the system as a whole. It's more an epistemic issue I think than.
...Or I could be wrong? I defer to our resident physicist
Your notion is contrary to the copenhagen interpretation, which remains a major interpretation of the meaning of quantum mechanics.
Copenhagen interpretation states that quantum properties are fundamentally non-deterministic. It is the act of measurement which gives the property the appearence of being deterministic.