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Just because we intuit that something seems absurd does not mean it is. What is at odds with nature seems to me to be our intuition. Our measurements of the su
by K0balt 2y ago
Just because we intuit that something seems absurd does not mean it is. What is at odds with nature seems to me to be our intuition.
Our measurements of the subject seem fairly clear. The double slit experiment works, and scales to larger and larger particles with improvements in experimental rigor.
We observe Casimir pressure, and we observe changes in that pressure based on probabilistic constraints that we place or remove in the vicinity of the detector.
We observe reduced certainty of observations as they become distant in spacetime.
All of these point in one direction-that our intuition on observing things is much less predictive than we tend to imagine.
Whether that means multiverse, simulation, unlimited reach of wave function, holographic universe, or one of the other many possible explanations has yet to be established, but there is no indication that classical physics is reconcilable with observation.
- nis0s 2y agoTo add cognitive context to what you’re saying, which is right, I’ll add that intuition is an unconscious averaging of direct or indirect observations, which doesn’t translate well to anything which hasn’t been experienced in some manner. We cannot develop gut feelings about physical phenomena that is outside of our experience or perception, which is why some quantum level effects seem surprising to us, but both simulations and experiments can confirm these counterintuitive effects.