Does the plants quantum computations?

2010-02-19 Thread Bruno Marchal
Hi, I have to find time to look at this in more detail, but I am already rather impressed. Please correct me. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=when-it-comes-to-photosynthesis-plants-perform-quantum-computation http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=shining-a-light-o

RE: Does the plants quantum computations?

2010-02-19 Thread Stephen P. King
rchal Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 12:18 PM To: fabric-of-real...@yahoogroups.com Cc: everything-list List Subject: Does the plants quantum computations? Hi, I have to find time to look at this in more detail, but I am already rather impressed. Please correct me. http://www.scientificamerica

Re: Does the plants quantum computations?

2010-02-19 Thread John Mikes
Dear Bruno, I think you (not you alone, it includes the esteemed 'conventional scientific establishment' as well) got it backwards: not to start with my own ignorance about "what do we call "LIFE", but from the folk-meaning of it on: whatever we identify as that moumenon, is NOT a *"...quantum pro

Re: Does the plants quantum computations?

2010-02-19 Thread Dr. John Yates
firming, please send to me and/or to the 'everything-list' Please enlighten for my interest. My usual blog is at http://ttjohn.blogspot.com/ uv - Original Message - From: "Bruno Marchal" To: Cc: "everything-list List" Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 1

Re: Does the plants quantum computations?

2010-02-19 Thread L.W. Sterritt
nlighten for my interest. My usual blog is at http://ttjohn.blogspot.com/ uv - Original Message - From: "Bruno Marchal" To: Cc: "everything-list List" Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 10:47 PM Subject: Does the plants quantum computations? Hi, I have to find

Re: Does the plants quantum computations?

2010-02-20 Thread Bruno Marchal
lto:everything-l...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bruno Marchal Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 12:18 PM To: fabric-of-real...@yahoogroups.com Cc: everything-list List Subject: Does the plants quantum computations? Hi, I have to find time to look at this in more detail, but I am already rat

Re: Does the plants quantum computations?

2010-02-20 Thread Bruno Marchal
Dear John, On 19 Feb 2010, at 22:54, John Mikes wrote: I think you (not you alone, it includes the esteemed 'conventional scientific establishment' as well) got it backwards: not to start with my own ignorance about "what do we call "LIFE", but from the folk-meaning of it on: whatever we

RE: Does the plants quantum computations?

2010-02-20 Thread Stephen P. King
Hi Bruno From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-l...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bruno Marchal Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:07 AM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Does the plants quantum computations? Hi Stephen, On 19 Feb 2010, at 19:43

Re: Does the plants quantum computations?

2010-02-21 Thread Bruno Marchal
Hi Stephen, On 20 Feb 2010, at 19:52, Stephen P. King wrote: Nature has repeatedly proven herself to be vastly more clever than we can imagine. Quantum coherence is used in photosynthesis by plants to increase the efficiency of photon energy capture by the use of structures

Re: Does the plants quantum computations?

2010-02-21 Thread John Mikes
Bruno, interesting exchange with Stephen. I have a sideline-question: why do you 'refer-to' and repeatedly invoke into your ways of your advanced thinking the NAME (I did not say: concept) of GOD, a noumenon so many times and many occasions mistreated and misused over the millennia - throughout th

Re: Does the plants quantum computations?

2010-02-22 Thread Bruno Marchal
Hi John, On 21 Feb 2010, at 22:11, John Mikes wrote: Bruno, interesting exchange with Stephen. I have a sideline-question: why do you 'refer-to' and repeatedly invoke into your ways of your advanced thinking the NAME (I did not say: concept) of GOD, a noumenon so many times and many occasi

Re: Does the plants quantum computations?

2010-02-22 Thread John Mikes
Bruno, thanks for the 'vocal' approval of my (logical) position. I could not think of more satisfaction. John M On 2/22/10, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > Hi John, > > On 21 Feb 2010, at 22:11, John Mikes wrote: > > Bruno, > interesting exchange with Stephen. > > I have a sideline-question: > why do