Jason Resch wrote: > Described in this article: > http://www.bioedonline.org/news/news.cfm?art=2617 > > "This summation of all paths, proposed in the 1960s by physicist > Richard Feynman and others, is the only way to explain some of the > bizarre properties of quantum particles, such as their apparent > ability to be in two places at once. The key point is that not all > paths contribute equally to the photon's behaviour: the straight-line > trajectory dominates over the indirect ones. > > Hertog argues that the same must be true of the path through time that > took the Universe into its current state. We must regard it as a sum > over all possible histories." > >
So we "must", must we? A mathematical construction by humans, happens to cohere to some extent with reality. A mere description. A million other descriptions, also constructed by humans, could be as predictive of how the universe appears. What extra belief system must exist in order that someone conclude that we 'must' chose a "sum of all histories" as "the" story? Why is the universe compelled to be such a thing? Rhetorical question...don't answer. Just think. happy new year, everythingers. cheers colin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
