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In this video I provide further analysis of the claims that Inspiring Philosophy has made concerning the theological implications of various results from quantum mechanics and cosmology. I argue that he misrepresents key experimental and theoretical results in his videos, providing a highly misleading picture of the extent to which the findings of physics support his worldview.
This discussion is a follow up to my debate with IP on his Digital Physics Argument.
youtu.be/b2HZu6BcxHU
- Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
02:50 The Holographic Principle
17:30 Tests of the Holographic Principle
29:40 Emergence of space
47:35 Emergence of time
58:05 Reality of the wavefunction
1:12:00 The world as virtual reality
1:21:45 Quantum cognition
1:33:20 Neurons and the cosmic web
1:43:18 The Leggett Inequality
1:53:50 The Kochen-Specker Theorem
2:03:40 Delayed choice quantum eraser
2:21:49 Conclusion
- Sources
Gauge/Gravity Duality
amazon.com/Gauge-Gravity-Duality-Foundations-Applications/dp/1107010349
Observational tests of Holographic Cosmology
arxiv.org/abs/1607.04878
Sean Carroll on emergence
youtu.be/x26a-ztpQs8?t=3805
Time from quantum entanglement: An experimental illustration
arxiv.org/abs/1310.4691
Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara on space/time emergence
researchgate.net/publication/45871810_Space_does_not_exist_so_time_can
Measurements on the reality of the wavefunction
arxiv.org/abs/1412.6213
The Physical World as a Virtual Reality
arxiv.org/abs/0801.0337
Quantum Structure in Cognition
arxiv.org/abs/0805.3850
Quantum mechanics, interference, and the brain
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002224960900039X
Quantitative Comparison Between the Neuronal Network and the Cosmic Web
frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2020.525731/full
Taming the Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser
arxiv.org/abs/1707.07884
What does the Leggett-Garg Inequality actually test?
arxiv.org/abs/1412.6139
Unscrambling the Omelette of Quantum Contextuality
arxiv.org/abs/1606.03967
In this video I provide further analysis of the claims that Inspiring Philosophy has made concerning the theological implications of various results from quantum mechanics and cosmology. I argue that he misrepresents key experimental and theoretical results in his videos, providing a highly misleading picture of the extent to which the findings of physics support his worldview.
This discussion is a follow up to my debate with IP on his Digital Physics Argument.
youtu.be/b2HZu6BcxHU
- Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
02:50 The Holographic Principle
17:30 Tests of the Holographic Principle
29:40 Emergence of space
47:35 Emergence of time
58:05 Reality of the wavefunction
1:12:00 The world as virtual reality
1:21:45 Quantum cognition
1:33:20 Neurons and the cosmic web
1:43:18 The Leggett Inequality
1:53:50 The Kochen-Specker Theorem
2:03:40 Delayed choice quantum eraser
2:21:49 Conclusion
- Sources
Gauge/Gravity Duality
amazon.com/Gauge-Gravity-Duality-Foundations-Applications/dp/1107010349
Observational tests of Holographic Cosmology
arxiv.org/abs/1607.04878
Sean Carroll on emergence
youtu.be/x26a-ztpQs8?t=3805
Time from quantum entanglement: An experimental illustration
arxiv.org/abs/1310.4691
Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara on space/time emergence
researchgate.net/publication/45871810_Space_does_not_exist_so_time_can
Measurements on the reality of the wavefunction
arxiv.org/abs/1412.6213
The Physical World as a Virtual Reality
arxiv.org/abs/0801.0337
Quantum Structure in Cognition
arxiv.org/abs/0805.3850
Quantum mechanics, interference, and the brain
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002224960900039X
Quantitative Comparison Between the Neuronal Network and the Cosmic Web
frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2020.525731/full
Taming the Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser
arxiv.org/abs/1707.07884
What does the Leggett-Garg Inequality actually test?
arxiv.org/abs/1412.6139
Unscrambling the Omelette of Quantum Contextuality
arxiv.org/abs/1606.03967
