Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: Dear BhAgavatas, Just wanted to point out a couple of things (as I was a Physicist for a while). --- thirunarayanan parthasarathy iyengar <shyamala45@xxxx> wrote: > Also, it is not correct to deny facts because you are not > involved This is not the argument of the quantum physicist. They do not state that there was fact, but due to a lack of observer it did not happen. Their stand is more fundamental than that. It is that events themselves are dependent on the observer. This is the famous Heisenberg Uncertainity Principle. There is no such thing as an independent observer (quite true in socio-political situations). The observer has an effect on everything he observers (Conversely, nothing happens without an observer observing). > what I'm going to order before-hand and keeps the pizza > ready. Nobody > will believe this > > # Telepathy is not required for this. Only common sense > and business acumen > will be sufficient. What kind of fantastic conclusions > are being made! The word telepathy conjures up a different notion. What some physicists are claiming is that information exchange happens via the postulation of a particle called Tachyon that can and only travel faster than the speed of light. Telepathy seems to deal with some kind of supernatural phenomenon (and I am sure some folks would argue the same way against Tachyons) - so, we need to be careful with the word. > It's only when the observer opens the > box,does he > determine the fate of the cat! > > # The conclusion should be either the cat has gone asleep > or the mechanism has failed mysteriously. By the way what > is the cause that will set the devise in motion and what > is the basis it will work? This again is the same issue as before. The cat is not affected until observed. The cause is itself random. Remember this is quantum mechanics where randomness plays a huge role. Things may or may not happen in Nature, which is why Einstein disgustedly said "God does not play dice". I too am waiting to see what Sowbhagyavati Nappinnai is leading to. It is making for very interesting reading thus far. adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan TCA Venkatesan http://www.acharya.org
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