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Originally Posted by sjastro
Are we not shakier ground to explain LHC breakdowns, suspected Al-Qaeda sympathizers, the weather and whatever else has delayed the project on a theoretical issue involving quantum mechanics and particle physics?
Apart from the causality issues it seems to be an assault on free will.
Regards
Steven
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I don't think the Al-Qaeda bit and such has anything to do with QM and particle physics. That's just something which has happened and the idiot should get what he deserves. Unless there's something operating beyond the "normal" laws, which we are yet to discover, that is using its own set of rules to influence what's going on. Something operating on a level of thought/mind/consciousness beyond our level of present understanding.
Since the laws of physics can be applied in both directions of "travel" and that boundary conditions are relative to where they're placed, time itself has no meaning. Even Einstein could see that and made comment on this. Time becomes dependent on your PoV relative to the set boundaries. As far as the observed are concerned, it's an illusion. It's only real to that which makes the observation and it may be an illusion even here, as it's only being recorded by the observer from the PoV of the set boundary conditions, not from the bigger picture, so to speak. Basically, it means 'cause and effect" can run both forward and backward through "time" w.r.t. the larger scheme of things but appear to be locked into the flow of "time" w.r.t. the observer.
As far as free will goes, you may choose any outcome you like, but that doesn't mean the universe has to obey that choice
Statistically, the probability that it will follow your lead is roughly a 50/50% chance, given enough "throws of the dice". But it may not do so for an indeterminate period of time, or numbers of throws (choices). You may be able to use your free will to influence the outcome of the event, if you're closely connected enough with the experiment/event, but even free will has its boundaries