Stern-Gerlach for Spin 1 Particles

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The discussion centers on the implications of John Conway and Simon Kochen's 1-0-1 theorem in the context of the Stern-Gerlach experiment for spin 1 particles. Participants express skepticism regarding the novelty of the findings, asserting that the 33 axes presented resemble a simplified version of Bell's inequality and rely solely on standard quantum mechanics. The consensus is that various interpretations of quantum mechanics yield the same predictions, reinforcing the notion that free will, as commonly defined, is an illusion.

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Y'all might find this interesting. John Conway and Simon Kochen's 1-0-1 theorem.

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I don't see what is new. The 33 axes look like a simpler version of Bell's inequality, fine, but they used standard quantum mechanics only. We know several interpretations of quantum mechanics and we know all of them lead to the same predictions (and some of them are deterministic) - you cannot rule out interpretations with thought-experiments within standard quantum mechanics.

The fact that free will is an illusion (for reasonable definitions of "free will") is not new either.
 

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