Re: World of thought?

From: John Schoenfeld (j.schoenfeld_at_programmer.net)
Date: 02/15/05 

Date: 15 Feb 2005 12:06:01 -0800

Jim wrote:
> Is it true that mind can effect what happen at subatomic levels? What
would
> this then mean for an objective world?

That "consciousness" affects space-time observables is foundational to
some interpretations of Quantum Theory. One extracts philosophies from
said interpretations at ones own peril, as much phenomenon remain
unclear (e.g. gravitational force). Feynmann's "shut up and calculate"
interpretation is the correct approach.

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