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"Interstellar-medium-based life has the problem that it must necessarily interact multiple orders of magnitude more slowly than Earth life because all of its co
by jlj 10y ago
"Interstellar-medium-based life has the problem that it must necessarily interact multiple orders of magnitude more slowly than Earth life because all of its components are much more separated and it has the same speed-of-light limits as our biochemistry has.."
When I read about quantum entanglement of two atoms at a distance, I wonder if it could have something to do with serendipity moments, like when you get a phone call from someone you were just thinking of. Interesting to imagine what aspects of life and consciousness might be related to that branch of physics. From my very basic understanding of quantum entanglement, it might not have speed-of-light limits.
- eru 10y agoQuantum entanglement can not transmit information. (But in any case, for communications between any humans ever, you wouldn't even notice speed of light on a human scale. Even the furthest astronauts have been out for barely more than a light second.)
- jlj 10y agoThanks for correcting, I didn't know that. Found more info here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-communication_theorem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-communication_theorem
- andrepd 10y agoIt has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with it. Anybody who tries to talk you into believing that bunch of hogwash is a conman.
- simonh 10y ago> like when you get a phone call from someone you were just thinking of... Given the options of: 1. Coincidences happen 2. Your brain getting confused about the ordering of events 3. Time traveling signals from the future. I'd need pretty strong evidence before leaping to 3.