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TA 32 (Muller)

Commentary 43 (on C42 by Rifat)

(MATHEMATICAL PINK ELEPHANTS)
by Milo Wolff
16 July 2001, posted 4 September 2001

I read your discussion below with Herbert Muller and could not help but notice how proficient you have become in the philosophy of physics. As I recall, physics was not your prime subject but now you are on the forefront ! Likewise for Herbert Muller.

You two bring up some very interesting ideas on how the human mind views the behavior of quantum matter. This is intriguing but I try to stick to pure physics lest I am misunderstood. But you are right, it is just as fascinating as the physics. Best wishes.

You have an interesting life.

By the way, I tend to think that the reason the mind does not see physical reality clearly is because of our evolutionary need for survival skills. For example, to survive we needed to quickly recognize tigers who want to kill us and apples we need to eat but there is no survival value in sensing the waves in the quantum medium. So we mostly don't know it is there.

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Milo Wolff