The Time Has Arrived to Practice Quantum Physics, My Friends..., page 6

Originally posted by LazarusTheLong
read the Scientific journal commentary above...
if you dont start to see the relevance, then you should ask yourself if you truly understand ALL the elements of QP regardless if you work In QM,

Wow, golly gee, you were able to quote a scientific sounding rag.
Let me give you a quote in answer to that.

from en.wikipedia.org...

The Journal of Scientific Exploration (JSE) is a quarterly publication of the Society for Scientific Exploration (founded in 1982). According to its mission statement, this publication was established in 1987 to provide a professional forum for the presentation, scrutiny and criticism of scientific research on topics outside the established disciplines of mainstream science.

The Journal publishes scholarly papers on topics such as alternative medicine, astrology, consciousness, paranormal phenomena, reincarnation and UFOs.[1][2] Its "Instructions for Authors" states that papers are subjected to peer review "at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief".[3] The policy of the magazine is to maintain a critical view by presenting both sides of an argument so as not to advocate for or against any of the published topics.[4][5][citation needed] Some regard the publication as a legitimate attempt to explore the frontiers of science,[6][7][8] others view it as a forum for scientifically objectionable ideas.[9]

In other words, it's a place for crackpots to publish their theories about Bat Boy being found in a cave. (edit--an unfair assessment, perhaps, but you get my point)

Now, once again. The ACCEPTED definition of Quantum Physics by the scientific community at large is NOT thinking happy thoughts at the universe to change things. You may be able to find a couple of crackpots to agree with whatever viewpoint you want, in some obscure crackpot rag. There may even be some legit scientists out there who really honest to god are on to something about mental powers and just get a bad rep by the scientific community.

This does not mean you have the right OR the knowledge to be able to adopt these claims for yourself or indeed to try and adopt the very meaning of the phrase "Quantum Physics" to match your (edit) distorted view of what it is.

In point of fact, if you honestly knew and respected the work being done in Quantum Physics, you wouldn't be misusing the phrase, because every time someone spouts a load of half-understood bullsh-t about QP that they are parroting from someone else, it only makes the popular perception of the science that much weaker.

That's right. Weaker. You're not changing anyone's mind. You're not expanding people's horizons. Your accomplishing two things. Making yourself look like willfully ignorant fools, and damaging the VERY FRAGILE respect that Quantum Physics has very carefully built for itself amongst its peers.

Now, to address one more problem with your assumed connection to Quantum Physics... You have taken A that MIGHT relate to B, and turned it around and said B = A. That is not the case. (edit) Just because something may happen as a result of Quantum Mechanics/Physics, does not make Quantum Physics about what happened.

Thus, I can even admit the possibility that, yes, power of the mind exists, and that yes, perhaps it happens BECAUSE of micro and macro transactions of energy between the brain and the end result of whatever happens. That does not mean Quantum Physics is about mind power. It means that Quantum physics is a vehicle for yet one more thing we don't understand. Those are not the same thing.

I microwaved my lunch today. The transactions of energy taking place in heating the food up via microwave radiation can be described using math and quantum equations. That does not mean Quantum Physics is about the Microwaving of Food.

Please god, someone tell me I'm making sense to someone...

(edit) Fixed spelling and grammatical errors. I was so mad I could hardly type.

[edit on 8/22/2006 by thelibra]