Comments on: Schrödinger's Candidate?

By: dsws

dsws — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 03:05:32 +0000

Quantum mechanics marches on. Having a system be in a superposition of states isn't a matter of whether or not some neo-Cartesian pineal gland has decided to connect mind and matter. It's a matter of the state the thing is actually in, which never has certain characteristics such as an absolutely precise position and a simultaneously absolutely precise momentum. (It's not that it has them and we can't know them.) It's very technically challenging to get one atom to be in two places at once. Doing it with an entire cat is essentially impossible, not a trivial result of shielding your eyes from knowledge of whether the cat is alive or dead. Note that I'm not anything like an expert on this stuff. Take my interpretation with a pebble of salt.

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Sat, 20 Sep 2014 00:29:26 +0000

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By: John From Censornati

John From Censornati — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 21:01:34 +0000

"I do look forward to the increasing trips (by the political media) down this particular rabbit hole"

Maybe the Supra Universal Consciousness (SUC) will keep them busy mopping up the Synchronicity Showers and mowing the Unifying Energy Field in preparation for the Big Game.

Quantum™ be upon you. The Singularity is near.

By: TheStig

TheStig — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:42:18 +0000

We have a unique opportunity to check.out quantum candidate theory when congress goes on fall break.

Set up two metal detectors in the Capitol, and close the building off to visitors. Let Hillary pass repeatedly through one of the detectors. After repeated trials, she should leave an interference pattern on the opposite wall.

Next, remove one of the detectors and repeat. Theory says she should now leave just leave a Hillary sized spot on the wall.

Finally,, set up two detectors and a security camera so outsiders can watch which detector she uses. Expect spots again.

Five weeks should be more than enough time. Hoyven Glaven!!!!! Political science !

By: Bleyd

Bleyd — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:35:01 +0000

Was that a Sideshow Bob reference at the end of the first paragraph? If so, due to the difficulty and relative obscurity of that reference, you deserve a bit of extra praise. It's only fair.

By: Michale

Michale — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:07:41 +0000

"Wait a tick. Basil, if I travel back to 1969, and I was frozen in 1967, presumably, I could go visit my frozen self. But, if I'm still frozen in 1967, how could I have been unthawed in the 90's and traveled back to... Oh, no. I've gone cross-eyed." -Austin Powers :D Without even getting into such sidetracks as the many-worlds theory (now an absolute staple of science fiction plotlines), Ahhhh The Multi-Verse theory... My FAVORITE sci-fi staple... :D Michale