(April 15, 2010 at 10:24 pm)EggSpurt Wrote: He believes that since in quantum physics the outcome of some experiments is determined by the observation of the outcome, then that means that all reality is possibly created by our perception and consequently we have the power of manipulating reality by force of will.You should tell him the quantum gun paradox. Essentially, you construct a gun based on quantum principles. It measures the spin of a random proton passing by a detector, and if the orientation is one way, the gun is fired. If the orientation is the other way, the gun doesn't fire.
Because of the observer effect, anyone watching will see you die as the bullet hits you, but you yourself will be transported to a parallel world where the bullet did not fire, and remain alive. In other words, suicide is impossible in a quantum environment
