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25 May 2012, 10:23 pm

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I believe in it and am obsessed with it. I love the possibilities of time f***ing up and accidentally ending up in a different timeline.


An entertaining idea, no doubt, totally unsupported by any empirical evidence.

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26 May 2012, 9:42 am

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Do any of you people actually know anything about wave function collapse?


I do.
Okay, demonstrate your grasp on this subject. You see, I haven't studied this subject because I don't yet have enough mathematics under my belt to even begin studying quantum theory. Therefore, I think it would be inane for me to throw out meaningless postulations on a subject to which it pertains, and I think that other people are truly stupid to spout off on it in total ignorance of where the theory actually comes from.



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26 May 2012, 10:47 am

WilliamWDelaney wrote:
ruveyn wrote:
WilliamWDelaney wrote:
Do any of you people actually know anything about wave function collapse?


I do.
Okay, demonstrate your grasp on this subject. You see, I haven't studied this subject because I don't yet have enough mathematics under my belt to even begin studying quantum theory. Therefore, I think it would be inane for me to throw out meaningless postulations on a subject to which it pertains, and I think that other people are truly stupid to spout off on it in total ignorance of where the theory actually comes from.


Read any good textbook on quantum theory. All you need to know about wave functions is described therein. I could not have invented the concept ex nihilo but I can understand it. I have a degree in mathematics so I have the mechanics to grasp quantum theory.

Read Bohm's book on the subject. It is very well written.

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