User:Ophion/preguntas

For all intents and purposes, this page is currently defunct.

I have no idea how productive this page will turn out to be, but, considering that the odd conundrum puzzles me to madness from time to time, I figured this page wouldn't hurt. On it I present various riddles and questions and such that puzzle me. Perhaps you, the reader, can offer me some advice on these issues (if you feel compelled to do so, please leave your thoughts on the Talk page for this page. When you've completed your entry, please "sign" it by leaving four tildes (a tilde is this: ~) at the end of the entry).

1. One interpretation of the quantum theory suggests that all things in the universe exists in a state of limbo, hovering between various possibilities of existence, until observed by a conscious entity, upon which they settle on a particular location. For instance, an unobserved electron in an orbit around an atom would hover in limbo, not concretely existing anywhere but having a 75% chance of being found near the top of the atom and a 25% chance of being found near the bottom (this is an oversimplification, but it gets the idea across). When observed, this electron will be found near the top of the atom 75% of the time and near the bottom 25% of the time (i.e., if observed four separate times, the electron will be found near the top of the atom 3 of these times and near the bottom once). Some quantum theorists suggest that the entire universe existed in this limbo until consciousness (most likely human consciousness) arose to observe it and thereby force it all to assume concrete positions. However, my question is, how could a concrete consciousness have arisen out of a non-concrete limbo in the first place? As far as I can tell, all the electrons and quarks and atoms and whatnot needed to form a conscious human being could not have settled into an exact, concrete state because no consciousness was around to force them to do so. What the scientists are suggesting seems like a logical impossibility to me. Tell me what you think.

And, if you're interested in this topic (which I highly doubt) and want to read more about it, I suggest The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene. Very good book; highly informative and not hard at all to understand.