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Werner Heisenberg wrote that a particle of matter, prior to being manifested into our space-time existence by waveform collapse, exists "in potentia." This statement is universally accepted. Comes then the question, "Where does matter that is 'in potentia' exist?".

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A possible answer is that its existence is transcendental (outside of space and time). There is an aspect of two characteristics of quantum mechanics that supports this answer. This aspect utilizes the concept that in the uncognizable transcendental, our mental categories of space and time are inapplicable --- past, present and future co-exist and time does not exist as a progressive entity.

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The two quantum mechanical characteristics are 1) wave front collapse, and 2) the non-local phenomena of quantum mechanics that was demonstrated by the Aspect experiment in 1988. Both are believed to be instantaneous events involving either mathematical or particle entities separated in space. It follows then that the conceptual quantum mechanical "waves" that represent 'in potentia' matter must exist in transcendental "space". Otherwise time would be required for the events to conclude themselves. All other mental concepts must exist there also, by analogy. The instinctive reaction by scientists to these arguments may well be negative because consideration of anything non-material is usually thought to be the business of metaphysical philosophers, and not physics. It is indeed, but must we continue to support the 400 year-old tradition since Galileo's indictment by the church, of maintaining a rigid stance against allowing a mixing of subjective religious concepts with science and philosophy?

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The above is then a comment on Muller's question, "Is the Mind Real?" (TA1). The mind's existence is thus transcendental, and unreal in the usual sense of a MIR.

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I am a retired physicist and submit this note hoping for criticism as I am not much more than a layman in either quantum physics or philosophy.