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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:10 PM Original message |
Be wary if someone uses "quantum physics" as proof of anything. |
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Spinzonner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not exactly |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Point taken. |
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jeff30997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I agree. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 12:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Well, Feynman was quarky ... strangely charmed, too. |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 01:40 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. I'm geting a hadron just thinking about that. nt |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 10:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
44. Not me. I obey the exclusionary principle. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 06:37 AM Response to Reply #17 |
58. You must be one of those immoral singularities-- |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 01:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
16. I groked it better as a 12YO than I do today. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 08:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. reading those I feel lepton and strange. |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 11:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
29. Almost... |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 11:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
51. "Don't call me Shirley!" nt |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 11:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
50. Yeah, if Einstein had a hard time with it, I am leaving it alone. n/t |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. I kind of feel that way about string theory. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. String theory is more supposition than theory at this stage |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 12:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. But it provides undeniable proof |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 12:24 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. The job of a phsyicist is to pursue suppositions |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 09:01 AM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Sounds rather metaphysical |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 09:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. these suppositions are based on some evidence |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 10:34 AM Response to Reply #14 |
28. I kind of thought it was to explain natural phenomena |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 12:26 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. That is where their work finishes |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 09:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Az, I should have... |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:20 AM Response to Reply #31 |
53. Einstein would be aghast |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's #10 with a bullet in the Woo Woo Credo... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. True. Quantum physics can't prove -- or disprove -- |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 04:31 AM Response to Reply #6 |
22. That's kind of begging the question. |
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piesRsquare (960 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 04:42 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Aye, there's the rub! |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
7. I like using it for metaphors dealing with other subjects |
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appalachianguy (74 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. Quantum Physics |
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Oak2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 04:28 AM Response to Reply #8 |
56. I suspect the explanation is one with observable earth analogues |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-26-07 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
10. The earth was flat and the sun revolved around the earth.... |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
13. That aggravates me too. |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
15. Particularly when they are trying to sell you a product or service |
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Beerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
18. What if quantum physics proves global climate change? |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. It has already been proved beyond any shadow of doubt and Quantum Physics |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
19. Resonanace perhaps? (or Markovians) |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 03:17 AM Response to Original message |
20. "No reputable physicists" as defined by who, you? |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 04:38 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Um...I think what he means by "reputable physicist" |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 11:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
49. The crazy dude walking down Haight street who swears he's talking to Napoleon is "bucking the status |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 11:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
48. If you want to know what ideas "truly visionary scientists" are working on, |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 04:11 AM Response to Original message |
21. Thank you! A voice of reason. NT |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
25. Good points. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
30. When woo woos bring up QM they usually mean one of the IMTERPRETATIONS of QM. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
32. Quantum physics? I get nervous if someone uses fractions. |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 08:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Then you're susceptible. |
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slowry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 08:10 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. b * o^2 / 1 = |
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TroubleMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
38. What if I use it to prove the existence of Schrödinger's ghost? |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
39. Hexagon clouds? They must play soccer on Saturn, not American football. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
40. Quantum Mechanics, given our understanding of the natural laws, is inherently supernatural. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 10:47 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. It violates what we consider "common sense", that's all. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #45 |
59. E=MC^2 isn't common sense, and it's a paradigm that is inconsistent with quantum behavior. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. According to Wheeler. |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
41. about the almost perfect hexagon |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
42. The key work being "supernatural" I think? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
43. Quantas Mexicans PROVES There's A God!!1111!!!!!! I'm Series!!!11111!!!! |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
46. In an alternate reality your post would not exist |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-27-07 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
47. This is a wonderful thread. K+R n/t |
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dave29 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
52. 'supernatural' refers to something outside of nature and therefore |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 02:56 AM Response to Original message |
54. Heisenberg uncertainty. |
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JMDEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 03:16 AM Response to Original message |
55. What the F... |
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Oak2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-28-07 04:55 AM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Energy is physical, yes |
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