Guest guest Posted September 23, 2001 Report Share Posted September 23, 2001 There are some in the world of health, healing and mind stuff, like various alternative therapists, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (of TM fame) and Deepak Chopra, who frequently invoke simplistic summaries of quantum mechanics to explain why their world view of what they offer may work. All too often, their extrapolations from the world of quantum mechanics can be very inaccurate, unwarranted and misleading. The following website offers an interesting view of quantum mechanics that corroborates the views that many of us have who have experienced the wonders, contradictions, paradoxes and total weirdness of this field in university graduate physics courses: ----------------------- <http://www.bottomlayer.com/bottom/argument/Argument2.html> A Cybernetic Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics Ross This paper surveys evidence and arguments for the proposition that the universe as we know it is not a physical, material world, but a computer-generated simulation -- a kind of virtual reality. The evidence is drawn from the observations of natural phenomena in the realm of quantum mechanics. The arguments are drawn from philosophy and from the results of experiment. While the experiments discussed are not conclusive in this regard, they are found to be consistent with a computer model of the universe. Six categories of quantum puzzles are examined: quantum waves, the measurement effect (including the uncertainty principle), the equivalence of quantum units, discontinuity, non-locality, and the overall relationship of natural phenomena to the mathematical formalism. Many of the phenomena observed in the laboratory are puzzling because they are difficult to conceptualize as physical phenomena, yet they can be modeled exactly by mathematical manipulations. When we analogize to the operations of a digital computer, these same phenomena can be understood as logical and, in some cases, necessary features of computer programming designed to produce a virtual reality simulation for the benefit of the user. ------------------------------ Dr Mel C Siff Denver, USA Supertraining/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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