> On 4 Mar 2015, at 9:17 pm, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > > For any other bears of little brain who don't grok this (unless I'm the only > one) I found this slightly ungrammatical layman's language summary helpful. > > http://www.thestargarden.co.uk/PreferredBasisProblem.html > > I have to admit that I don't like the idea of turning into a jellyfish. > (Didn't that happen in a story by Rudy Rucker?)
Dunno about Rucker but the theory they mention that our minds have evolved to only comprehend definite objects may account for the difficulty some of us have with ambiguity. Ambiguity is a bit confusing for some, I guess. Ambiguity is superposition of possibility; it's about as close as language (as opposed to math or musi) can get to quantum logic. We don't see superpositions. But we sure as hell feel 'em. The answer to the preferred basis 'problem' is that one always selects the basis that one most admires. I usually go for the blue one, but admittedly I am rather right-brained. Kim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
