misusing quantum phenomena outside of fundamental physics — 180 Proof
randomly summoned — Noble Dust
I am not sure why it bothers you that Fritjof Capra combines quantum physics, metaphysics and Taoism. — Jack Cummins
I have so many books which I am reading at the same time. — Jack Cummins
Go slow, bite-sized chunks, only 200pp. — 180 Proof
:100: :clap:Taoism and physics are two different kinds of things. Apples and oranges. Electrons and summer squash. Galaxies and love. Taoism is metaphysics. It says nothing about the world, it only describes how we talk about the world. It's not right or wrong. It has no truth value. Physics is... physics. It describes the behavior of universe and it's parts. It can be right or wrong.
Taoism and physics can be similar metaphorically, which is interesting. Unfortunately, it makes it tempting to mistake a figure of speech for reality. — T Clark
The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. — Laozi
If you think you understand quantum mechanics then you don't understand quantum mechanics. — Richard Feynman
I am wondering is what bothers you is the possible idea of hidden reality, or realities, beyond the manifest world? — Jack Cummins
If you think you understand quantum mechanics then you don't understand quantum mechanics. — Richard Feynman
That's accepting, not understanding. — 180 Proof
I can hold two seemingly contradictory ideas in my head at the same time without whining or exploding. — T Clark
I'll investigate but my filter for the extraordinary claims all too often made by misusing quantum phenomena outside of fundamental physics consist of works likes those of the late, eminent, particle physicist and philosopher Victor Stenger, particularly his book The Unconscious Quantum reviewed here. I'm quite skeptical as it is of the terms like "entanglement" and "superposition", "energy fields" and "non-locality" that you're using — 180 Proof
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