tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post5976810731659809841..comments2024-03-25T14:09:59.347-05:00Comments on Augoeides: Scientific Demonstration of Contagion LinksScott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-1400947486637624842011-12-06T01:48:59.482-06:002011-12-06T01:48:59.482-06:00Primarily, I think it's the best working hypot...Primarily, I think it's the best working hypothesis because it's the simplest explanation that fits the existing data. You have two objects, A and B. When you manipulate the probabilities surrounding one, you manipulate the probabilities surrounding the other. The simplest way to explain the relationship is that the two objects are governed by the same quantum wavefunction - that is, in some manner they are entangled.<br /><br />Note that this working hypothesis would have been disproved if it turned out that entanglement couldn't be scaled up, since magicians generally work with macro-scale objects. So far none of the new discoveries about entanglement have contradicted it, though of course I can't necessarily predict the results of future research.Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-26400093229079769282011-12-05T19:34:39.622-06:002011-12-05T19:34:39.622-06:00Thinking more about this. I've always seen &qu...Thinking more about this. I've always seen "Magickal links work by quantum entanglement" as a premature answer. An idea worth considering, but not quite a hypothesis yet, and definitely not something I'd say I believe at this point.<br /><br />But I wonder. Maybe whatever makes quantum entanglement work also makes magickal links work? That is, the same underlying mechanic? Again, not even really a hypothesis, but something that will probably play in my mind for a while.<br /><br />Can you explain why you think magickal links work via quantum entanglement? I'm not an expert in the field, so there could easily be results I'm not familiar with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-61262933420872680092011-12-05T19:27:17.428-06:002011-12-05T19:27:17.428-06:00When you think about quantum entanglement, realize...When you think about quantum entanglement, realize that it takes a lot of effort to preserve entanglement. Normally, the superposition collapses (or the other possible states split off into another world, if you prefer the many-worlds model), and you're left with two un-entangled particles / objects. Not saying that quantum entanglement can't be the mechanism for links, but I've done research in quantum computation (actual paid research, not just my own reading), which is focused on entanglement, and it's a lot more complicated than most popular science articles explain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com