On Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 5:49:36 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: > > > > On 10/12/2019 2:23 PM, Alan Grayson wrote: > > I don't see how Bohr saved the theory (of superposition?) by making that >> declaration. Isn't there general agreement today that everything is >> quantum? AG >> >> >> There is now, but "Shut and calculate" produced huge advancements in >> understanding physics, chemistry, and biology and produced the solid-state >> electronics revolution - without metaphysics getting in the way. >> >> Brent >> > > Where have I introduced metaphysics? If a superposition means that all > components are simultaneously realizied, > > > What does "realized" mean? made real? Being real is a metaphysical > concept. Bohr never said anything about components of a superposition > being real. He famously said “Physics is not about how the world is, it > is about what we can say about the world” and “Everything we call real is > made of things that cannot be regarded as real.” > > Brent > > which I presume is Bohr's position, this is where metaphysics has been > introduced, unless it can be shown valid. Does double slit interference > mean all components are simultaneously realized, which is the road to MW? > Why is this interpretation valid? AG > > > To say something is not real is also a metaphysical statement.
Even to say a formula (expression in mathematical notation) is a tool (instrument) to make predictions of a particular physical phenomenon is metaphysical in some way -- by the choice of mathematical language in which the formula is expressed, @philipthrift -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/4aa3ccc7-0fc8-4376-8533-a7536a4695c1%40googlegroups.com.
