05.09.09
QM and noumenal/phenomenal?
James said,
May 9, 2009 at 3:36 pm ·
“Some philosophers see quantum phenomena as a sign of far greater unknown forces at work and it bolsters their view that a spiritual dimension exists.”How the f*ck does quantum nonlocality prove that a “spiritual” dimension exists? I don’t really understand why everybody says that QT is so counterintuitive. All it tells me is that our simplistic Newtonian views of “differentiation” are rather naive.
Good point: the misuse of the term ‘spiritual’ is a part of the problem.
I think the Kantian distinction of ‘phenomenal’ and ‘noumenal’ is appropriate here.
Stephen P. Smith said,
May 9, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Amit Goswami has some wonderful books out that will answer these questions.
Incidently, spirituality is self-evident!
nemo said,
May 9, 2009 at 4:49 pm
We’ve read them all, but the enigma remains
James said,
May 9, 2009 at 5:04 pm
“Amit Goswami has some wonderful books out that will answer these questions.”
I’m not really a fan of idealism or “ground of being” theories since they are just as extreme as reductionism.
James said,
May 10, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Opinions about QT from famous physicists:
http://www.paricenter.com/library/audio/index.php
Darwiniana » Some classic papers on QM said,
May 10, 2009 at 2:43 pm
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