Steven;
Thanks for that … I might take some time to absorb and mull that over for a while, before commenting further on the 'hints' contained within.
Thanks kindly.
Dave and John:
It seems we're all very strong on distinguishing QM from Classical .. and using all of the textbook QM concepts to do that, which, as I mentioned, is fine, and I agree, is a very traditional and effective way of learning what QM is all about. (I'm not sure I'm a traditional kind of bloke, mind you.
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I guess I'll have to admit that my quest is more than just learning. I suppose that has become clearer, as this thread goes on … so I'll be perfectly honest ...
I am
deliberately attempting to find ways of avoiding distinguishing QM over classical at the
fundamental levels, as I think it should be perfectly feasible and legitimate to do so. (My learning goal will still be achieved by following either approach, I think).
Others .. (Steven, Carl, etc) seem to agree that QM sits nicely nestled inside Classical and I agree (at the moment), so I'm trying to see that perspective and then reflect on whether the 'gaping chasm', which seemingly results when the 'worlds' come together can hint at anything about our historical prejudices, by virtue of these gaps perhaps being more a function of 'missing' bits in both theories (moreso in Classical, I think). Does this make sense ? .. (I'm trying hard to explain where/why I'm coming from here .. and I thank you all for your patience and contributions .. it seems like an interesting thread, so far).
I feel that using the QM Theories as a basis for doing this, seems to lead right back to the conclusion that the perceived QM world is somehow disjoint from the Classical World, which isn't particularly big news, I guess. QM also has some challenges in explaining things like entanglement, etc .. so I don't necessarily see QM being closer to reality than classical is, either.
This is an opportunity to break free from the old perspectives. Its a bit like trying to dwell on the differences between the sexes, as opposed to looking at the similarities of being human (for example).
Cheers