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- From: sarfatti@well.sf.ca.us (Jack Sarfatti)
- Subject: Sarfatti's candidacy for "moderator" of sci.physics
- Message-ID: <By6oBH.J9F@well.sf.ca.us>
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- Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 19:18:53 GMT
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- OK - the test of a real scientist, as opposed to a crackpot, is to admit
- when he is dead wrong. Quantum connection communication is impossible
- in standard quantum mechanics. Brian Josephson is right, if it does
- exist in living beings and if it is required for mind and esp etc. then
- it means that quantum mechanics will have to be modified - probably at
- the quantum gravity level which Penrose thinks is important for ordinary
- measurement at our low energy level.
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- Some one said that I could not be moderator because I have an axe to
- grind - my hobby horse of quantum connection communication. Well I no
- longer believe in it. Let no one dare call me "crackpot" because no
- crackpot would ever admit he was wrong on so fundamental an issue. I
- have done what Feynman told me to do as we drove around Hollywood in
- my Jaguar "Sarfatti, always try to prove yourself wrong!" Well, finally
- I did - it took 30 years! But the issue is important. It means the
- world view of Tao of Physics etc. is all wrong! The NEW AGE is based on
- wrong physics - there is no connection of mysticism and quantum mechanics
- etc.
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- Therefore, since I no longer advocate faster than light communications as
- part of standard quantum mechanics the objection to me as moderator is
- removed. S. Weinberg apparently has a nonlinear extension of QM that is
- worth looking at.
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