On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 3:40:09 PM UTC, [email protected] wrote: > > > > On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 6:21:33 PM UTC, Brent wrote: >> >> >> >> On 4/16/2018 4:21 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >> On 13 Apr 2018, at 20:53, Brent Meeker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 4/13/2018 6:44 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> *But since the momentum of either particle doesn't pre-exist the >> measurement, there is a FTL influence, which IS hard to understand. In >> fact, I doubt anyone does understand it. AG * >> >> >> What would it mean to "understand it" besides being able to use the >> equations to make correct inferences? >> >> >> It could mean having a coherent ontology, a coherent phenomenology, and a >> coherent explanation of the relations between them. >> >> >> I think "coherent" just means expressed in equations and the >> interpretation of them that allows their application. It's not some >> separate magic you add. >> >> Brent. >> > > If that were the case, why does the physics community makes such a fuss > about non-locality? Why all these discussions dating back many decades to > Bohr vs Einstein? We have the equations, so we can just calculate and move > on. Correct? AG >
I have to assume you weren't serious. The alternative would be that Bohr, Einstein and others who have engaged this issue over many decades were just spinning their wheels foolishly. After all, we've had these equations almost from the inception of QM and were able to use them in calculations. AG -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
