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- From: dseeman@novell.com (Daniel Seeman)
- Newsgroups: sci.physics
- Subject: Re: Yet Another Preposterous Post
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.162952.4020@novell.com>
- Date: 7 Jan 93 16:29:52 GMT
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- In article <HAGERMAN.93Jan6174824@rx7.ece.cmu.edu> hagerman@ece.cmu.edu (John Hagerman) writes:
- >paul@mtnmath.uucp says:
- >
- >"Requires" is pretty strong, and invites a reactionary response. But
- >that's why sci.physics is so much fun, right?
- >
- >Here's the chain of thought that I think leads to posts about collapse
- >being real. "QM is a good theory, but it has a flaw (it includes the
- >concept of instantaneous collapse, which is cause for concern). But
- >rather than consider it a flaw, what happens if we make it a postulate
- >and explore the implications? That's what Einstein did with the speed
- >of light, right?" The first step is easy, and leads to posts. The
- >second step is hard; perhaps beyond most readers of sci.physics, but
- >surely not beyond the experts.
-
- For the record, I take exception to that remark about this information being
- "...beyond most readers...(except) experts..." Remember, if a subject is too
- difficult for the instructor to teach, probably the instructor does not under-
- stand the material herself.
-
- Your audience is well educated, don't forget that...
-
- dks.
-