World as Representation & Quantum Information Theory
Added 2024-05-22 13:00:04 +0000 UTCSources:
Zizek: https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/some-remarks-on-the-ontological-implications-of-quantum-mechanics/
The Message of the Quantum: https://www.nature.com/articles/438743a
The Origin of TIme: https://amzn.to/44M360x
Quantum Information Theory and the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics: https://amzn.to/4aoFiks
Comments
I really expected more bullshit here but as someone who knows a decent amount about quantum mechanics you clearly have actually studied the real science and not just read some non-expertβs speculative craps so kudos on that.
Rockwell Gulassa
2024-07-06 18:57:43 +0000 UTCIt's a shame Einstein didn't go into more detail on his alignment with Spinoza
Alex B
2024-06-03 17:47:43 +0000 UTCIdk 40:00 to 45:00ish....One of those corny but enjoyable "what if i merge these two things thoughts": Buddhist wave and water is to quantum particle and wave? Particle state of selfhood via observation of the unpracticed subject, quantum wave state of no self via Buddhist practiced subject. Buddhist practitioner as probability function?!? Lol I have no idea if any of those quantum terminologies are properly applied, but it sounds fun. Loving this series. I've had a big ass book on quantum mechanics by ?Bohm? I think collecting dust on my bookshelf, but this all sounds too interesting to keep putting off. Loving the connections and offshoots being made to/from Will and Rep π
ageOfBumFires
2024-05-24 11:57:12 +0000 UTCwhy would you have friends that shit on postmodernism D:
Ashley H
2024-05-23 21:17:42 +0000 UTCbtw, anti-string theory is also becoming a kind of a cult, with their own deities and dogma. physicists are all nuts, you just can't trust them for anything except for doing computations.
saturated_fart
2024-05-23 20:37:30 +0000 UTCWhen zizek talks about a particle going through all paths from A to B he's talking about Feynman diagrams, not the double slit experiment, that's where the particle "splits" and "interacts with itself".
saturated_fart
2024-05-23 20:35:29 +0000 UTCHoffmanβs βThe case against realityβ goes deep into the holographic interpretation of reality.
Andy Madeley
2024-05-23 06:49:59 +0000 UTCMany physicists have had an issue withthe Copenhagen Interpretation from day one precisely because it requires an observer for the wave function to collapse, and as far as we can tell, that's the only mechanism for collapse. And to have an "observer" is precisely to have a consciousness needed to observe. Two good books that delve into the debate are: Quantum: Einstein, Bohr, and the Great Debate about the Nature of Reality https://a.co/d/dUcufzi And Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science https://a.co/d/f0ZffRA Someone like Sean Carrol tries to get around this dilemma by stating that only a "measurement" is needed, but what is a measurement without an observer to do the measuring? And even with that explanation, Carrol and others still aren't satisfied. String theory, M Theory and many worlds theories, among others, are theories developed almost solely for the purpose of trying to explain the collapse of the wave function without the need for an observer. These theories seem possible mathematically, but most of them are unlikely to ever be verified through experimentation. Most theorists of many worlds, for example, acknowledge that there will likely never be a way to experiment for alternate realities. So it's difficult to call those theories "scientific." They're metaphysical theories that are mathematically plausible. String theory fell out of fashion, however, because even the math stopped adding up. Sabine Hossenfelder does a really good job of explaining why here: https://youtu.be/eRzQDyw5C3M?si=TIfQfqHb8rIgtVC_
Joe Green
2024-05-23 02:48:09 +0000 UTCMakes a lot of sense, connecting Kant, Schopenhauer and QM. Thanks! Reminds me of your remark: information = surprise from an earlier episode. Leaves us with the question why the universe started in such low entropy state.
Johannex
2024-05-22 17:35:27 +0000 UTCThis makes me wanna read more Schopenhauer.
Timothy Kenner
2024-05-22 16:11:33 +0000 UTCKeep em coming plz
Matt S
2024-05-22 16:02:06 +0000 UTCHella based
Matt S
2024-05-22 16:01:57 +0000 UTC
