Philosophy Now Forum

I assume you believe the universe existed before conscious beings evolved on one planet, but that doesn't mean the material world didn't follow the laws of physics. [...] Which observer determines reality when we both observe? Please see "Objection 2" just above the "new ripple effec...

Can you give me the reference to Aaron O’Connell's 2010 experiment? I am not familiar with an observable object being in superposition. You can google this, it was awarded the 2010 "Breakthrough of the Year" prize after all. Here 's the lead experimenter's Ted talk. If this were true, we ...

Raiderman, Your assertion that "The wave collapses for a subatomic particle whenever it interacts with a classical system" has been experimentally refuted. For example by Aaron O’Connell's 2010 experiment which put an observable strip of metal into superposition. The issue of religion and ...