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Jul 17, 2007 08:05

Tree falling in the forest ( Read more... )

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Schrodinger's Tree sculptruth July 18 2007, 04:32:47 UTC
Is a particle a particle or a wave; or is it both when we're not looking? How will quantum physics play into that tree?

Could it be that tree is both falling and not falling in the same instance; quiet and roaring as well?

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Re: Schrodinger's Tree caseycurran July 18 2007, 06:45:25 UTC
well, quantum physics only matters when you're dealing with the really small. and yes our brains are made up of really small bits interacting with each other, thus the argument can be made, which is more important when gleaning information from "reality" cognition or empirical observations. do we fall back on the idea that nothing can really be know, because perception is so fallible? Or do we just stick to the world of mathematics and raw data?

I think cognition and empirical observations are two different sides of the same coin. There has to be both for things to exist. Similar to photons sometimes acting like particles and waves others. it just matters how your processing the information.

and that only works with a cat in a box with a radioactive compound :)

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Re: Schrodinger's Tree starbottle July 21 2007, 22:09:55 UTC

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