--- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@...> wrote:
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>
>
>
> > The collapse of these distributions into the macro world is not
> currently understood, but it seems to have something to do with the
> interactions between small systems and the whole mass of reality.
>
>
>
> Possibly the best way to get a handle on wave-function collapse and its
> interaction with the environment is via the concept of 'quantum
> decoherence':
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_decoherence
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_decoherence>
>
> --ED
>
> IMO, decoherence is a dodge. It doesn't explain collapse, but merely sweeps
> it under the rug. Recent experiments have cast doubt on it. There are 7 or so
> paradigms for interpreting QM (see Nick Herbert's Quantum Realities), but it
> all comes down to the collapse or non-collapse of the probability wave
> function. Scientists will either endorse decoherence or else the Many Worlds
> paradigm in order to preserve the scientific principle of strong objectivity
> and also to avoid considering consciousness as anything other than an
> incidental epiphenomenon. I personally endorse the Von Neumann model of
> consciousness causing collapse. This is at present a minority view-point
> because it flies in the face of the beloved principle of strong objectivity.
> But it is in perfect accord with Buddhist Vijnanavada philosophy. Western
> scientists are biased in favor of reductive materialism, imo.
Steve
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