What does quantum physics teach us about the soul?

Question

The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we CAN imagine. Human logic has very little to do with reality.

Answer 1

As science arrives at the smallest identifiable unit of existent stuff it has ever found it sees as well that what is found is very close to being a glorious abstraction and not a thing at all. Human thought is comprised of abstractions, generally illusory, that help us express our view of our environment to other abstraction users.

The universe is the thought of the Creative Intelligence that thinks it into existence all the time. I realize my last sentence is at best a crude and inadequate description of the Reality.

Answer 2

Here read this article:

By JORDAN ROBERTSON,
AP Technology Writer
February 14, 2007

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Quantum computing is such an elusive goal that even the company claiming to have the "world's first commercial quantum computer" acknowledged it isn't entirely sure the machine is performing true quantum calculations.

And independent quantum computing researchers said they are dubious of some of the claims made by D-Wave Systems Inc. because the privately held Canadian company has not yet submitted its findings for peer review, a standard step for gaining acceptance in scientific circles.

Many scientists believe that true quantum computing — which is based on the unusual properties of quantum physics — promises to solve certain factoring, simulation and other intensive problems faster than today's machines that rely on classical physics. Most say it's likely still years or decades away.

"Until we see more actual measurements, it's hard to know whether they succeeded or not," said Phil Kuekes, a computer architect in the Quantum Science Research Group at Hewlett-Packard Co.'s HP Labs.

D-Wave held its first public demonstration Tuesday of a machine it claims uses quantum mechanics to solve a certain type of problems, such as searching a database for matching molecular structures.

But the company did not make the machine available for inspection and instead showed video from a remote location, saying it was too sensitive to be easily transported.

And notwithstanding lofty claims in the company's press release about creating the world's first commercial quantum computer, D-Wave Chief Executive Herb Martin emphasized that the machine is not a true quantum computer and is instead a kind of special-purpose machine that uses some quantum mechanics to solve problems.

"Users don't care about quantum computing — users care about application acceleration. That's our thrust," he said. "A general purpose quantum computer is a waste of time. You could spend hundreds of billions of dollars on it" and not create a working computer.

He said all the evidence the company has indicates that the device is performing quantum computations, but he acknowledged there is some uncertainty. He also said the company could encounter problems in maintaining quantum functions as the machine is made more powerful.

The machine currently runs at 16 qubits, the basic unit of quantum computing. That's less power than most standard computers and what the company calls a proof of concept.

Martin said the company plans to have it running at about 1,000 qubits by the time the product goes on sale next year.

A unique characteristic of quantum computing is that, unlike digital bits that can only have values of 0 or 1, qubits can exist in states 0 and 1 at the same time and promises to allow the machine to tap into a vast pool of computational power.

Something else to think on!

Answer 3

Perhaps this inability to comprehend the vastness of the universe or even the concept of time or timelessness points to something greater than it all.... A divine mastermind.... A Creator.

Answer 4

I get your drift. It is estimated that 87% of the universe is dark matter and dark energy and we don't even know what these things are. The total knowledge that we have on dark energy and matter is that we gave them a name.

There is far more that we don't know than that we know.

Answer 5

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Quantum physics deals with very tiny particles, not invisible imaginary sources of energy. Leave the real science out of your delusions.

Answer 6

Actually it teaches us NOTHING about the soul. Such a comment is illogical.

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Answer 7

You tell me, you seem to know a lot on the subject.