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>There is plenty of evidence out there that points to something odd going on Such as what? I don't believe there is. >I came across an interesting and more ri
by meowface 8y ago
>There is plenty of evidence out there that points to something odd going on
Such as what? I don't believe there is.
>I came across an interesting and more rigorous set of studies done recently on how consciousness can influence quantum effects. They had observers try to influence the amount of interference generated by the double-slit experiment, and have repeatedly under various conditions gotten a significant effect. Perhaps most interesting is that while all humans had an effect, the meditators reliably outperformed the non-meditators. The setup is simple enough that it’s just begging for replication.
>Here’s the video link for any curious folks. Skip the first 5 minutes which is just a refresher on what the double slit experiment is:
>https://youtu.be/nRSBaq3vAeY https://youtu.be/nRSBaq3vAeY
As you alluded to earlier in your post, this is complete quackery. It's been repeatedly demonstrated that quantum uncertainty has no relation to human (or any other) consciousness.
There's nothing to suggest that human (or dog or dolphin or octopus) consciousness is magical, supernatural, spiritual, metaphysical, or unable to be explained or understood.
- erikpukinskis 8y agoCan you link the replication study or analysis that reveals the flaw in the original? > There's nothing to suggest that human consciousness is magical, supernatural, spiritual, metaphysical, or unable to be explained I don’t think anyone is trying to argue against you. We’re just saying there is more to understand than science has so far done. We’re not saying science can’t reach what we imagine, just that it’s tough, and may require new physics. Luckily modern physics also requires new physics. So we’re not alone.
- meowface 8y agohttps://medium.com/@roblea_63049/the-double-slit-experiment-demystified-disproving-the-quantum-consciousness-connection-ee8384a50e2f https://medium.com/@roblea_63049/the-double-slit-experiment-... is one of many examples of double slit "woo" debunking. In short, the issue is that any attempt at measuring the particle's position necessarily causes the wave function to collapse. This measuring has no relation to consciousness.