on 28/2/01 7:45 PM, Dan Minette at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Presumably the universe existed for quite a while before any form of life
>> evolved at all. And a little bit longer before anything with consciousness
>> evolved. So it seems likely that it ticks along quite smoothly without
>> anything watching.
>>
>
> Since you appear to be taking the realist arguement, let me ask you how you
> interpret the results of QM. Do things actually have a definate position in
> space at all times? Are there hidden variables underlying what we observe,
> with definate properties at all times?
Things have a definite position in space at all times. Photons, electrons
etc aren't exactly things though. Things are made of matter. Matter isn't
made of things. I think there is a category mistake happening when the terms
we use to describe the macroscopic world are applied to atomic-scale
entities.
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William T Goodall
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