Monday 25 July 2011

"Quantum Jumping"

When I saw this I raged. So hard. I struggled to remember something more bullshit than this.


Yes, what you just read is an actual product. People not only believe this, they pay for it too.

This Burt Goldman is nothing more than a conman. Or a deluded individual. I'm not sure which.

He claims that the multiple worlds interpretation of quantum theory is true beyond reasonable doubt and that you can contact the infinite number of "yous" in these universes. Apparently, you can do it because your mind can manipulate matter and energy which he claims are manifestations of thought. He goes on to say you can extract mindsets and skills from another self. For example, if you want to be rich then talk to an alternative "you" whom is better at saving money.

This is of course complete and utter nonsense. The multiple worlds interpretation is not proven beyond reasonable doubt, it's not even the likeliest to be correct. That title goes to the Copenhagen interpretation.

And even if we did assume it to be correct it is still madness to claim all mass and energy to be manifestations of "thought". This Goldman asshole even has the nerve to quote Max Plank on this, using the great scientist to justify his bullshit.

"German physicist and one of the founding fathers of Quantum Theory, Max Planck, said that all matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force which brings the particles of an atom to vibration which holds the atom together. We must assume behind this force is the existence of a conscious and intelligent mind. This mind is the matrix of all matter.

In other words, the substance of the universe, of your reality, may be nothing more than consciousness or thought. Consciousness forms the building blocks of the universe and everywhere that consciousness explores, with the expectation that something will be there, it also creates. If Quantum Theory is correct, it implies that to change your current reality, all you need to do is change the frequency of your thoughts."

Planck was using a deistic metaphor to describe the nature of the quantum world being able to be expressed through matrix mathematics, that's all. He was in no way postulating that mass and energy was thought and it is in no way possible to extract from this that your mind influences quantum reality.

How could the frequency of thought, the rate of ion flow in neurons, possibly punch a hole to an alternate universe? I can thick of no conceivable physical mechanism, bullshit or otherwise.

I fucking hate it when people take genuine scientific thought and twist it to make some ridiculous idea seem credible. This is the very manifestation of the dangers if scientific illiteracy.

Ugh... rant over.

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Quantum Jumping, REALLY?

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