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Consciousness and Quantum Spookiness

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im sure most know something about quantum physics.

it is weird but very accurate, they say it is the most accurate theory that we have.

it predicts mathematically how atoms will act, and what electrons and photons will do.

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Out,

Now if only I could explain it to someone else, I would be happy.

I don't think anyone can yet.

Intro,

It's almost like consciousness starts going "Hmm, you mean it's not all about thoughts?" isn't it?

Those are good questions. Many people think that "Thoughts" are consciousness. But it seems to me that it is at much deeper level than just thoughts. It is like consciousness is sitting there pushing the thoughts out for you to see and feel.

I could never believe the WT about what they said the ressurrection was:

God making a body and putiing in the brain of that body our recorded thoughts similar to a video recording, and thats how we come back in the ressurection. It never made sense because I know the identity of self is not just our thoughts, there has to be an essents of some sort that is above our thoughts.

Edited by - D wiltshire on 11 February 2003 23:31:52

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Consciousness and Quantum Spookiness

by D wiltshire in

im sure most know something about quantum physics.

it is weird but very accurate, they say it is the most accurate theory that we have.

it predicts mathematically how atoms will act, and what electrons and photons will do.

D wiltshire

see below

Edited by - D wiltshire on 11 February 2003 23:33:48

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Consciousness and Quantum Spookiness

by D wiltshire in

im sure most know something about quantum physics.

it is weird but very accurate, they say it is the most accurate theory that we have.

it predicts mathematically how atoms will act, and what electrons and photons will do.

D wiltshire

Im sure most know something about Quantum physics. It is weird but very accurate, they say it is the most accurate theory that we have. It predicts mathematically how atoms will act, and what electrons and photons will do.

Many Physicist who know this theory feel that mater at the subatomic has a certain consciousness that governs how it will respond to certain observations.

Even thought the theorys very foundation is based on "Probability" and "Uncertainty" it is very accurate.

Take radioactivity for an example: certain isotopes of elements are radioactive and have determined half-lives this is very puzzling to find this seemingly collective consciousness among radioactive material determining which atom must decay.

Now take our brain:

Man knows still so little about how we achieve human consciousness. How it is that we have a sense of "self", so far defies an answer. Some Physicists have proposed that the human brain may work in some ways on a "Quantum level" utilizing the seeming consciousness of subatomic particles to accomplish this.

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DNA and Man's origin

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i think as time goes on and dna gets understood better and better it will be imposible for fundamental christians to defend thier position against evolution.

kind of like the catholic church going against galileio saying the "earth is not the center of the universe".. "eventually"(maybe not now) to fight against the evidence makes you look very stupid and under heavy mind control.. don't get me wrong i beleive there is a god, and i think he used "gradualism" to create the universe and life, i even feel the first 2 chapter of genesis are discribing a very long drawn out process that took just as evolutionist are telling us, billions of years till finally man appears.. eventually the wt is going to have to change its understanding of genesis to even stay credible..

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I think as time goes on and DNA gets understood better and better it will be imposible for fundamental Christians to defend thier position against Evolution. Kind of like the Catholic church going against Galileio saying the "Earth is not the center of the Universe".

"Eventually"(maybe not now) to fight against the evidence makes you look very stupid and under heavy mind control.

Don't get me wrong I beleive there is a God, and I think he used "gradualism" to create the universe and life, I even feel the first 2 chapter of Genesis are discribing a very long drawn out process that took just as evolutionist are telling us, billions of years till finally man appears.

Eventually the WT is going to have to change its understanding of Genesis to even stay credible.

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If Time were running in reverse would we know it?

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if "time" is running backwards i dont see how that we would ever know, perhaps some clever physicist could devise an experiment to find out for sure.. some theoreticians have suggested the reason the arrow of time runs from past to future is tied intimately to the expansion of space.

since einstein special theory of relativity we have come to see that "time", space and speed are all relative.

we now more correctly speak of "space-time" instead of just space.

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Alan,

Glad you liked it, I hope Simon did too?

I also have a bathroom humor. Or maybe used to before the Borg. and it surfaces every now and then.

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If Time were running in reverse would we know it?

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if "time" is running backwards i dont see how that we would ever know, perhaps some clever physicist could devise an experiment to find out for sure.. some theoreticians have suggested the reason the arrow of time runs from past to future is tied intimately to the expansion of space.

since einstein special theory of relativity we have come to see that "time", space and speed are all relative.

we now more correctly speak of "space-time" instead of just space.

D wiltshire

Simon,

I know one thing ... it would make visiting the bathroom an very unpleasant experience

I suppose if time were running backwards in that case you really would be "taking" a shit.

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If Time were running in reverse would we know it?

by D wiltshire in

if "time" is running backwards i dont see how that we would ever know, perhaps some clever physicist could devise an experiment to find out for sure.. some theoreticians have suggested the reason the arrow of time runs from past to future is tied intimately to the expansion of space.

since einstein special theory of relativity we have come to see that "time", space and speed are all relative.

we now more correctly speak of "space-time" instead of just space.

D wiltshire

Pete,

What constitutes discovery? An explanation for the exponential repulsion obseved but not predicted by the previous models requires a new ingredient. To be sure antigravity is simply a word having been coined for its explanitory power. I have read only a few articles in the past 3 years but these have suggested it's wide acceptance much like it's equally mysterious brother dark matter. The point remains that the idea of a recoalecing universe has been largely abandoned.

I guess in order for it to be a discovery more facts would be needed, it is still in the speculation stage, as is Dark matter. Perhaps a Theorist can come up with a theory that can be proven by experiment like Relativity and Quantum theory are proven and then it could be called a discovery.

I know many are feeling the Big crunch senerio is not the way things will end, but it this view is far from the acceptance as say the Big bang is. I think it is kind of like the Big bang and the Steady state theory in the 50's and 60's. More evidence is needed to choose one or the other.

I personally feel the Universe is not permanent, and will vanish some day. Just as Time has had its begining, it will have its end also. Basically it seems (to me) that the universe is made out of nothing and just a quantum fluxuation.

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If Time were running in reverse would we know it?

by D wiltshire in

if "time" is running backwards i dont see how that we would ever know, perhaps some clever physicist could devise an experiment to find out for sure.. some theoreticians have suggested the reason the arrow of time runs from past to future is tied intimately to the expansion of space.

since einstein special theory of relativity we have come to see that "time", space and speed are all relative.

we now more correctly speak of "space-time" instead of just space.

D wiltshire

Pete,

The observance that the universe's expansion is accelerating not slowing has lead to the discovery of antigravity.

I think that they speculate that there might be such a thing as antigravity.

Einstein made up a"cosmological constant"(antigravity) in his general theory to make the Universe static as it was presupposed at the time the theory was published. As his theory would mean that the Universe could not be static but either expanding or contracting. So Einstien added the Cosmological constant to make his theory work with a static universe. He fudged the figures in other words.:)

Later when Hubble discovered that the Universe was expanding Albert E. said adding this to his theory was his biggest blunder. Today they are rethinking about this as perhaps a antigravity. While it is gaining popularity it is far from conclusive and yet to be confirmed. As far I have heard gravity only pulls and its oposite has not been discovered.

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Was CT Russell A Leprechaun?

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every time i see a picture of ct russell i think man he looks just like a leprechaun.. .

edited by - d wiltshire on 19 july 2002 1:54:20.

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There's a rumor he hid a pot of gold at.....?

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If Time were running in reverse would we know it?

by D wiltshire in

if "time" is running backwards i dont see how that we would ever know, perhaps some clever physicist could devise an experiment to find out for sure.. some theoreticians have suggested the reason the arrow of time runs from past to future is tied intimately to the expansion of space.

since einstein special theory of relativity we have come to see that "time", space and speed are all relative.

we now more correctly speak of "space-time" instead of just space.

D wiltshire

Pete,

Wiltshire...did I make any sense? Are you aware that the model no longer postulates a collapsing universe?

Yes I'm aware that the study of supernovas by means of powerful telescopes and computer software has shown that the universe seem to be in an increasing rate of expansion, and the thoughts of a "run away universe" but I don't think it is considered conclusive. The information on I have read on this maybe out dated, and thay may have more evidence. From what I've read it is still speculative.

The fate of our universe appears to be an ever increasing rate of expansion accompanied by a corresponding entrophy of matter until a near static state of subatomic particles is spread throughout space. What follows is the question of the day. Do subatomic fluctuactions once again spark atomic interaction and self reorganization retriggering a big bang? I have recently heard that a heat death as I have described is being challenged based on some of the more exotic quantum physics, but I don't know enough of the hypothesis. Is there something you can add so I understand why the scenario I painted is wrong? Things change so quickly in theoretical physics. Thanks this was a fun thread.

Yes I have heard similar but I don't think there is agreement by the majority on this it still seem to be spilt as to the final out come , Run away Universe and eventual heat death, or the Big Crunch.

Everything at this point if you ask me is subject to change with more experiments and more understanding of what "dark matter" is and how dark matter there is.

I personally think the Universe is evolving to a higher state.

Getting back to my original question to the "highly speculative" theorys of reversed time. If time was reverse would we be able to tell? or would everything seem exactly as it does when time goes from past to future?