Irrelevant.
The collapse of a wave function doesn't just form the reality of the object at that moment. It is not that before that time there was only a wave function of probability and no tree. There is a temporal nature to it all as well. Remember Wheelers delayed choice double slit...
I am not sure if you are agreeing with me or not.
Still I do agree with you. Did you mean if Einstein was "more" metaphysically inclined? But anyway it takes great minds to make these advancements. The rest of us have to try even if many of us cannot overcome our preconceptions. The fact...
I quite understand. But it is hopeless for us all to take this attitude too seriously. We need those who strive to forward our understand in science as it will lead to breakthroughs in understanding and at the very least lead to new technologies which we all enjoy. Their entire premise may be...
It's a great question OP. A great mystery and perhaps the only mystery. Feynman said if you can answer this question you can answer everything about quantum mechanics.
These days people do not like the Copenhagen Interpretation. They prefer dechoherence or MWI. Dechoerence (simply) states...
But I have a really strong feeling that its true! Just Kidding! (kinda!)
You are right. It is not scientific. I even say it may never come under the scientific method as we know it. It is trying to observe, describe and catalogue the subjective objectively. Not possible. That is why I resort...
Yes , yes I would and I thought most scientists would do too.
Not so much that are they conscious. More that they have the potential to be so when in a complex system (they have the potential because the substance of mind is synonymous with matter). Which we know for a fact that they do when...
Ok,
I have not read the whole thread but this important point needs making.
There are 3 realistic ontologically distinct ways in which consciousness can be addressed.
These are :
Physicalism (materialism)
Dualism
Panexperiantialsm (or panpsychism)
Most of us will be familair...
Yes. But his views changed quite significantly over time. His view ended up being very holistic with the notion of the implicate order of a holographic nature of the universe where everything is intrinsically connected and the whole is contained even within a single particle. I don't think a...
Sounds just like David Bohm's implicate order if you are familiar with it
Also everyone is always going on about non locality but the issue of realism is much more interesting (ok they are both fascinating!, and related anyway)