At the edge of death, some people wake into sudden clarity. Terminal lucidity is one of the mind’s most baffling mysteries. But does it really point to a soul?
“We don’t know what this is yet, so it must be supernatural.”
It’s like wack-a-mole through the ages. We explain one thing, and they latch on to the next as-yet unexplained thing. They haven’t been right yet, but that doesn’t stop them from trying, looking for the next grift.
We need people with seemingly implausible theories to hone our scientific knowledge. Every so often someone comes up with an idea that goes against common sense and it turns out to be true, or at least leads to a better understanding of the world. But yeah, that’s like one in a thousand.
I think this article did a decent job presenting the idea while remaining critical, since it is a scientific journal.
It concludes with:
For now, I am unpersuaded that terminal lucidity is the evidence that overturns materialism. It is, rather, a reminder of how mysterious the brain is, and of how cautious we should be when looking for metaphysical answers in scientific data.
We need people with seemingly implausible theories to hone our scientific knowledge.
Roger Penrose spent 40 years telling people there was a quantum component to consciousness, and everyone told him there was no way for quantum entanglement to exist in a wet warm mass of tissue…
About a year ago we found out microtubules can align to create a tunnel that allows for sustainable quantum superposition, not just entanglement.
Shits crazier than we think, and anyone who claims to have all the answers is an idiot or a liar.
That doesn’t mean everything that’s crazy is true tho.
I notice that whole “shit’s crazy” attitude in a lot of people who have a doctorate or more in a scientific field. Science is first taught as an absolute and much later it’s more like “This is what we know for now, but context might change the story.”
I’ve tried to understand quantum entanglement and it still breaks my brain to think about.
Science is first taught as an absolute and much later it’s more like “This is what we know for now, but context might change the story.”
Ignorance is bliss
An ignorant person is confident as fuck, and legitimately believes they have all the answers. You start learning in depth about something, all the blank spots in human knowledge start sticking out.
I’ve tried to understand quantum entanglement and it still breaks my brain to think about
The good news is people are finally admitting string theory is bullshit, that junk never made any sense and was just full of circular reasoning.
There’s talk now that quantum covers macro too, but I haven’t dug I to it yet to see what that’s all about.
But yeah, there comes a point with science where you just have to accept you’ll never get answers. It’s like planting a forest in your 70s.
“You do not mention the path of the electron at all, Heisenberg. But yet when you look in a cloud chamber the electron’s track can be observed quite directly.” “Don’t you think that it’s strange to say that there is a path for the electron in the cloud chamber, but there is no path for the electron in the atom?” ~Einstein
Quantum has points where it measures things and breaks everything. It does not have the mathematical framework for the thing while it is on path. Hence 7 zarfnogs split in to two clumps initially is ‘Entangled’ and, upon measuring one, the other is known. That literally is entanglement. It wows you as uncomprehendable because the math system of quantum is not incorporating the 2 clumps as they are on their paths. It makes way more sense than what u are thinking it is.
literally: i have 5 cats. they now in two groups. i measure a group. it have 3 cats. i magically know instantly amount of cats in other group.
imagine you have a total of 7 zarfnogs but u cant see them until measuring them, and any tool used to measure them messes them up.
Now you split the 7 zarfnogs into 2 clumps and move them superfar away from each other. Now you measure one and it has 6 zarfnogs. You can INSTANTLY tell the other clump has 1 zarfnog. That is quantum teleportation and quantum entanglement.
The issue is quantum is a way to measure things, and it is set up so that it very reliably gives probabilities of results. It ISNT the actual rules of the system. It is the system humans use to measure and predict results. Quantum doesn’t say WHY a particle is in a particular place, it says the LIKELIHOOD that it is.
It’s a long rabbithole as to why that is, which has to do alot with bell’s theorem and definitions. Did you know the original doubleslit experiment where they let one photon thru 2 slits was them shining a dim light thru 2 slits FOR A MONTH while taking a long exposure pic? That counted as one photon. Anyway, I could explain, but generally Quantum Physics is definitions and systems created to attempt to accurately predict results. It’s also often deceptively defined stuff built on deceptively defined stuff. But it isn’t wrong.
If 1 clump is 6 Zarfnogs, Quantum will correctly say, when clump 2 is measured, it will be 1 Zarfnog. And then people interpret that into modern science with FANCY SUPERNATURAL SOUNDING STUFF WAY MORE COMPLICATED THAN PPL CAN THINK OF like entanglement and teleportation. They arent wrong, because that’s how all the numbers work in Quantum format. But, in reality, it’s much more simple than you are trying to understand.
Please don’t assume that me saying it’s difficult for me to understand is the same as calling it incomprehensible or metaphysical. I’m interested in the science, have read quite a bit, but haven’t taken any higher level education on the subject.
I know what quantum entanglement is, I’m just self aware enough to say I don’t really understand it.
Typical.
“We don’t know what this is yet, so it must be supernatural.”
It’s like wack-a-mole through the ages. We explain one thing, and they latch on to the next as-yet unexplained thing. They haven’t been right yet, but that doesn’t stop them from trying, looking for the next grift.
We need people with seemingly implausible theories to hone our scientific knowledge. Every so often someone comes up with an idea that goes against common sense and it turns out to be true, or at least leads to a better understanding of the world. But yeah, that’s like one in a thousand.
I think this article did a decent job presenting the idea while remaining critical, since it is a scientific journal.
It concludes with:
Roger Penrose spent 40 years telling people there was a quantum component to consciousness, and everyone told him there was no way for quantum entanglement to exist in a wet warm mass of tissue…
About a year ago we found out microtubules can align to create a tunnel that allows for sustainable quantum superposition, not just entanglement.
Shits crazier than we think, and anyone who claims to have all the answers is an idiot or a liar.
That doesn’t mean everything that’s crazy is true tho.
I notice that whole “shit’s crazy” attitude in a lot of people who have a doctorate or more in a scientific field. Science is first taught as an absolute and much later it’s more like “This is what we know for now, but context might change the story.”
I’ve tried to understand quantum entanglement and it still breaks my brain to think about.
Ignorance is bliss
An ignorant person is confident as fuck, and legitimately believes they have all the answers. You start learning in depth about something, all the blank spots in human knowledge start sticking out.
The good news is people are finally admitting string theory is bullshit, that junk never made any sense and was just full of circular reasoning.
There’s talk now that quantum covers macro too, but I haven’t dug I to it yet to see what that’s all about.
But yeah, there comes a point with science where you just have to accept you’ll never get answers. It’s like planting a forest in your 70s.
“You do not mention the path of the electron at all, Heisenberg. But yet when you look in a cloud chamber the electron’s track can be observed quite directly.” “Don’t you think that it’s strange to say that there is a path for the electron in the cloud chamber, but there is no path for the electron in the atom?” ~Einstein
Quantum has points where it measures things and breaks everything. It does not have the mathematical framework for the thing while it is on path. Hence 7 zarfnogs split in to two clumps initially is ‘Entangled’ and, upon measuring one, the other is known. That literally is entanglement. It wows you as uncomprehendable because the math system of quantum is not incorporating the 2 clumps as they are on their paths. It makes way more sense than what u are thinking it is.
literally: i have 5 cats. they now in two groups. i measure a group. it have 3 cats. i magically know instantly amount of cats in other group.
imagine you have a total of 7 zarfnogs but u cant see them until measuring them, and any tool used to measure them messes them up.
Now you split the 7 zarfnogs into 2 clumps and move them superfar away from each other. Now you measure one and it has 6 zarfnogs. You can INSTANTLY tell the other clump has 1 zarfnog. That is quantum teleportation and quantum entanglement.
The issue is quantum is a way to measure things, and it is set up so that it very reliably gives probabilities of results. It ISNT the actual rules of the system. It is the system humans use to measure and predict results. Quantum doesn’t say WHY a particle is in a particular place, it says the LIKELIHOOD that it is.
It’s a long rabbithole as to why that is, which has to do alot with bell’s theorem and definitions. Did you know the original doubleslit experiment where they let one photon thru 2 slits was them shining a dim light thru 2 slits FOR A MONTH while taking a long exposure pic? That counted as one photon. Anyway, I could explain, but generally Quantum Physics is definitions and systems created to attempt to accurately predict results. It’s also often deceptively defined stuff built on deceptively defined stuff. But it isn’t wrong.
If 1 clump is 6 Zarfnogs, Quantum will correctly say, when clump 2 is measured, it will be 1 Zarfnog. And then people interpret that into modern science with FANCY SUPERNATURAL SOUNDING STUFF WAY MORE COMPLICATED THAN PPL CAN THINK OF like entanglement and teleportation. They arent wrong, because that’s how all the numbers work in Quantum format. But, in reality, it’s much more simple than you are trying to understand.
Please don’t assume that me saying it’s difficult for me to understand is the same as calling it incomprehensible or metaphysical. I’m interested in the science, have read quite a bit, but haven’t taken any higher level education on the subject.
I know what quantum entanglement is, I’m just self aware enough to say I don’t really understand it.
too bad. i assumed it already. muahahahaha