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To: Alamo-Girl; betty boop
The system is always disturbed by an observation having been made.

Yes of course, but the uncertainty doesn't arise because the observation disturbs the system. The uncertainty is inherent to the system.

721 posted on 06/13/2009 8:08:26 AM PDT by LeGrande (I once heard a smart man say that you canÂ’t reason someone out of something that they didnÂ’t reaso)
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To: LeGrande; betty boop
The point you are making is further described on this Wikipedia: Uncertainty Principle article.

The point we are making is further described on this Wikipedia: Wave Function Collapse article.

They are not mutually exclusive.

722 posted on 06/13/2009 8:33:56 AM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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