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To: Moonman62
Look, if you choose to not believe in the current state of understanding of quantum physics, that's your choice.

If you have a theory (and an experiment to prove that theory) that the wave function is to be treated as something absolute, and not a probability density, well, knock yourself out - if you can do it, you'll win yourself a Nobel Prize fer sur.

That you claim I don't believe in the rules of physics that makes my career in electronics possible is a joke, but, hey, you have the freedom to be a preening faux-intellectual joker, too...

...but it doesn't mean you're right.

46 posted on 07/03/2014 10:00:47 PM PDT by Yossarian
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To: Yossarian
From The Strange World of Quantum Mechanics:
The fact that quantum mechanics is strange does not mean that quantum mechanics is unsuccessful. On the contrary, quantum mechanics is the most successful theory that humanity has ever developed; the brightest jewel in our intellectual crown. Quantum mechanics underlies our understanding of atoms, molecules, solids, and nuclei. It is vital for explaining aspects of stellar evolution, chemical reactions, and the interaction of light with matter. It underlies the operation of lasers, transistors, magnets, and superconductors. I could cite reams of evidence backing up these assertions, but I will content myself by describing a single measurement. One electron will be stripped away from a helium atom that is exposed to ultraviolet light below a certain wavelength. This threshold wavelength can be determined experimentally to very high accuracy: it is
50.425 929 9 ± 0.000 000 4 nanometers.
The threshold wavelength can also be calculated from quantum mechanics: this prediction is
50.425 931 0 ± 0.000 002 0 nanometers.
The agreement between observation and quantum mechanics is extraordinary. If you were to predict the distance from New York to Los Angeles with this accuracy, your prediction would be correct to within the width of your hand.
Why do you consider randomness and probability to be evidence for the supernatural, especially when it doesn't stop quantum mechanics from making very accurate predictions, explaining numerous natural phenomenon, and greatly increasing our understanding of God's creation?
47 posted on 07/04/2014 1:29:41 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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