Guest guest Posted October 5, 2001 Report Share Posted October 5, 2001 > Rob > It was in all seriousness. Have you read " Dancing Wu Li Masters " - Gary > Zhukov. There are so many similarities between Vedanta and Particle > Physics. Paradoxes for one and things that are beyong conceptual grasp. > Check it out. > Raghu Quantum theory is not beyond conceptual grasp, but beyond imagination. Classical physics provides explanations consistent with the perceptual system developed in the human brain. We can therefore imagine the elements and relationship identified in classical physics. Quantum theory says, in effect, that we must understand the microphysical world in a different way from the way in which we understand the macroscopic world of our ordinary experience. We therefore get in trouble when we try to *imagine* the goings on of the microphysical world, since our imagination operates only in the macroscopic one. All of the famous paradoxes of quantum theory are therefore man-made projections of the microphysical onto the macroscopic. This interpretation of quantum theory is laid out is readable detail in: Esfeld, Michael (1999), 'Quantum Holism and the Philosophy of Mind', Journal of Consciousness Studies 6 (1), 23-38. Gary Gary Schouborg Performance Consulting Walnut Creek, CA garyscho Publications and professional services: http://home.att.net/~garyscho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2001 Report Share Posted October 5, 2001 Gary, The most interesting parallel between quantum mechanics and Vedanta, for me, is not the supposed incomprehensibility of quantum mechanics about which I am total agreement with you -- " incomprehensibility " is being used in two different ways with regard to these two subjects. What interests me is the Bell Theorem experiments (action at a distance) and two-slit experiments (interaction with temporal discontinuities). These data suggest the possibility that there is some unknown substratum of the universe where the real causal activity takes place, which is, perhaps, not attached to the space and time that we perceive in the obvious way: something that reminds us of the Vedantic idea of Brahman. Of course, this is only a flight of imagination, but it seems to fly within the parameters of possibility laid out by science, and it's fun. There are so many good books about physics written for lay people by first-rank physicists that it seems best to go straight to the well in this case. Richard Feynmann wrote a very nice book on quantum mechanics for lay people called " Quantum Electrodynamics. " Einstein wrote at least two books for lay people, one on relativity and one on the whole history of physics. Regards, Rob - " Gary Schouborg " <garyscho " Realization " <Realization > Friday, October 05, 2001 2:38 PM The quantum is not next to godliness > > Rob > > It was in all seriousness. Have you read " Dancing Wu Li Masters " - Gary > > Zhukov. There are so many similarities between Vedanta and Particle > > Physics. Paradoxes for one and things that are beyong conceptual grasp. > > Check it out. > > Raghu > > Quantum theory is not beyond conceptual grasp, but beyond imagination. > Classical physics provides explanations consistent with the perceptual > system developed in the human brain. We can therefore imagine the elements > and relationship identified in classical physics. Quantum theory says, in > effect, that we must understand the microphysical world in a different way > from the way in which we understand the macroscopic world of our ordinary > experience. We therefore get in trouble when we try to *imagine* the goings > on of the microphysical world, since our imagination operates only in the > macroscopic one. All of the famous paradoxes of quantum theory are therefore > man-made projections of the microphysical onto the macroscopic. > > This interpretation of quantum theory is laid out is readable detail in: > > Esfeld, Michael (1999), 'Quantum Holism and the Philosophy of Mind', Journal > of Consciousness Studies 6 (1), 23-38. > > Gary > > Gary Schouborg > Performance Consulting > Walnut Creek, CA > garyscho > > Publications and professional services: > http://home.att.net/~garyscho > > > > ..........INFORMATION ABOUT THIS LIST.......... > > Email addresses: > Post message: Realization > Un: Realization- > Our web address: http://www.realization.org > > By sending a message to this list, you are giving > permission to have it reproduced as a letter on > http://www.realization.org > ................................................ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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