poemranker ::Replying

ReplyTo a comment on Recycled Stardust by Quarton.

-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I.6 Jul 2004

Are you some sort of lunatic? To my knowledge, not a single person on this page has disputed the fact that there are significant differences between Quantum mechanics and Newtonian mechanics. Nor have they disputed the fact that Quantum mechanics is a better model of the physical world than Newtonian mechanics. All anyone has said is that although our models of the physical world have changed, the physical world itself hasn't changed. When scientists believed in Newtonian physics, it was still the case that 'reality' behaved in a Quantum-like manner. That hasn't changed. We just didn't know about it. You and zodiac have already both agreed that by 'reality' you actually mean 'our perception of reality'. This entire argument has nothing to do with whether or not anyone has read some popular science books. Its just a stupid dispute over the definition of the word 'reality'.