Human beings are desperate for human consciousness to be something special, beyond the limits of the material world, because it feels special and important to each of us. Quantum mechanics is what people with overactive imaginations who like to think they’re scientifically minded use as a substitute for magic or the spiritual. Of course people will latch onto this baseless theory.
I’ve heard this a few times when I asked “And you believe that?” (to something ridiculous for miles away) - the answer to my question was “It’s just quantum physics, it’s nothing weird”. “And what is quantum physics?” … silence …
Human beings are desperate for human consciousness to be something special, beyond the limits of the material world, because it feels special and important to each of us. Quantum mechanics is what people with overactive imaginations who like to think they’re scientifically minded use as a substitute for magic or the spiritual. Of course people will latch onto this baseless theory.
I’ve heard this a few times when I asked “And you believe that?” (to something ridiculous for miles away) - the answer to my question was “It’s just quantum physics, it’s nothing weird”. “And what is quantum physics?” … silence …