Certainly. It’s also a mistake, though, to treat actual QM as a serious matter because the general understanding of it is so flaky.
Quite a few “interpretations” of quantum mechanics, even those held by actual (and even great) scientists, are nonsense. Perhaps one of the reasons why we find it so hard to understand is that we take it too seriously.
Maybe some scientists’ interpretation of QM are wrong, but it’s a whole different league of “wrong” compared to say the 200k google results for “quantum + chakra”.
Please say more on which interpretations are nonsense, and why. As someone who wants to protect myself from being taken in by complex falsehoods apparently worthy of respect, I greatly value your better knowledge of them.
I suspect that mystical experience, yoga and drugs are underestimated by rationalists, because of their associations with the new age crazies.
It’s a mistake, the same as if one downplayed quantum mechanics because of the countless crazy new age “interpretations” of QM.
Dawkins and Dennett don’t seem to understand, anyway.
I’m confused? Can you explain what you mean? Are those two missing something about Quantum Mechanics or some benefits of mystical experience?
Mystical experience—not the countless crazy new age “interpretations” quantum mechanics.
What gives you that impression?
Dawkins mainly because of his promotion of scientific awe, but see also:
“Persinger & Dawkins” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_-txbHNyOY
Dennett, mostly because of this, 58 minutes in:
“Sam Harris at AAI 07” http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2089733934372500371
Certainly. It’s also a mistake, though, to treat actual QM as a serious matter because the general understanding of it is so flaky.
Quite a few “interpretations” of quantum mechanics, even those held by actual (and even great) scientists, are nonsense. Perhaps one of the reasons why we find it so hard to understand is that we take it too seriously.
Maybe some scientists’ interpretation of QM are wrong, but it’s a whole different league of “wrong” compared to say the 200k google results for “quantum + chakra”.
Please say more on which interpretations are nonsense, and why. As someone who wants to protect myself from being taken in by complex falsehoods apparently worthy of respect, I greatly value your better knowledge of them.