tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post8732229465260802913..comments2024-03-27T19:47:13.475-07:00Comments on Dark Buzz: Believe this vision of the world religiouslyRogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post-26598424787425858592019-12-06T09:42:59.687-08:002019-12-06T09:42:59.687-08:00Roger,
I do not question that the mathematics of q...Roger,<br />I do not question that the mathematics of quantum mechanics can be useful for making certain predictions that have application, I do think they are rubbish as a mechanism by which any thing can actually happen, much as epicycles has utility in some predictive regards but are utter rubbish as an actual mechanism by which orbits physically function.<br /><br />I do question any physical theory that is based entirely on hypostatization (math hand waving) as a MECHANISM by which anything functions. <br /><br />Math is not physics. Numbers are not reality, they are abstraction. You can euphemistically apply numbers like labels to actual things... but there must always always always being some 'thing' that is represented by those numbers, or you aren't measuring anything. Presently, quantum mechanics is largely dependent upon an interpretation that proclaims 'you can't know what is going on, don't try to understand, just do the math and accept it'. I reject this premise entirely in any scientific regard. <br /><br />There is ALWAYS a mechanism. You may not have any idea what it is, and substitute a temporary placeholder, but the placeholder is not a mechanism (or an answer). <br /><br />You enjoy talking about waves, often invoking them in lieu of particles. I reject this kind of talk merely because 'wave/s' is a movement of something, and the 'something' is being epistemically removed from the discussion. For a change, let us try instead to understand what a wave actually is in reality, and how it has physical properties that can interact in ways that remove the need for 'many worlds' or any other non physical mathematical blather passing itself of as physics. <br /><br />Take a look at a simple physical demonstration. Then take a good think about this might mean about the interpretation of the double slit experiment. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIyTZDHuarQ<br /><br />Waves are properties of something actual (not numbers) moving a particular way, not abstractions floating in arithmatic fantasy. The popular double slit experiment interpretation is nothing but a sleight of hand, it diverts you from the important question, How do waves of something interact with gaps in a particular material? Also remember that in the popular interpretation, the slit is always treated as a solid impermeable barrier, and the waves of (????) are treated as an immaterial mathematical probability, both of which are inaccurate, and neither of which has any way to interact with the other. CFTnoreply@blogger.com