quantum mechanics: at another level (Introduction)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 11:52 (4148 days ago) @ rekastner

Rekastner: ... they can become actualized within the spacetime manifold via transactions -- if that happens, they participate in the exchange of detectable energy and enter the spacetime world of appearance (the empirical world). So the theory does indeed describe something objectively real, it's just that 'real' is not equivalent to 'existing in spacetime'. 
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> The key here is to understand that the physical possibilities described by quantum states are real and they do objectively exist. They just don't exist 'within spacetime' and therefore can't be experienced directly. Remember that Heisenberg spoke of a 'strange new kind of reality somewhere in between an object and the idea of an object' or words to that effect. It is a kind of reality, even though not empirically observable.-As the resident theist, can I just say that this reminds me of what people mean with they call something a 'spirit'.

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.