To: Tom Clarke who wrote (16483 ) 4/29/2000 6:52:00 AM From: GUSTAVE JAEGER Read Replies (2) | Respond to
Here's an interesting new "culture" mag:prometheus.demon.co.uk prometheus.demon.co.uk Quantum Realityby Manjit Kumar The Copenhagen interpretation suggests that observation constructs reality. Bohr wrote of 'fundamental limitations' within atomic physics, in the 'objective existence of phenomena independent of their means of observation.' The reality envisaged by Bohr was not an objective, but a phenomenal one. It did not exist in the absence of observation. Bohr did not actually deny the existence of an objective reality 'out there'; but he thought it meaningless to ask any questions about what this reality was. In Bohr's philosophy, the facts of measurement and observation must suffice. There is no point in asking what lies beyond the observation. [...] Copenhagen interpretation in quantum physics and my own investigative endeavours in the US embassies bombings? To put it clearly, I've rephrased the above scrap:The Brussels interpretation suggests that observation constructs reality. Jaeger wrote of 'fundamental limitations' within news reporting, in the 'objective existence of phenomena independent of their means of observation.' The reality envisaged by Jaeger was not an objective, but a phenomenal one. It did not exist in the absence of observation. Jaeger did not actually deny the existence of an objective reality 'out there'; but he thought it meaningless to ask any questions about what this reality was. In Jaeger's philosophy, the facts of measurement and observation must suffice. There is no point in asking what lies beyond the observation. is some point in "asking what lies beyond the observation".... Now, if we think of Osama bin Laden as a (highly unstable) quantum-particle, it's all the more easy to apply Heisenberg's uncertainty principle to him: the greater bin Laden's momentum (or media-spin if you like), the greater the uncertainty on his whereabouts.... Conversely, as soon as his precise location will be determined, it's very likely that he's gonna lose any "media momentum" --just ask Carlos <g>
