The essence of the scientific method is that it is based on being able to repeat results. If you get the same results every time you do the same operation, and when anyone else who repeats it get the same result, you can safely conclude that you have a scientific explanation. But quantum mechanics says no, you have to assume everything happens with a probability but not with a 100% certainty. It's always statistical only. The two views are not compatible. Now that gives us a problem, because QM breaks science. Yet physicists tell us that QM is real. Basically they are implying we cannot trust science anymore. I realized this tonight when I realized that quantum connectivity might mean that sympathetic magic might have a real basis, but would be very hard to prove as it would be probabilistic in operation. Holy smoke. Might we want to rethink parts of old-time magic after all? Something to ponder.
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In the history of science, every maybe 50 to 100 years we undergo big changes in our models of reality. For example, in classical physics roughly 90 years ago they discovered that accepted theory couldn't explain some key things. Then quantum mechanics came along and overturned models and theory and we advanced. In chemistry less than a century ago they didn't even know about neutrons in atoms! Right now we have plenty of open areas in physics, controversy over string theory, dark matter, weirdnesses in quantum mechanics. This all says we don't truly understand the universe and there are still going to be surprises. A century from now we will be much more advanced, and able to deal with the climate in far better ways; the current bullshit about banning gas cars will be seen as stupid, maybe even unnecessary change to society and the economies by political morons and powerhungry elite.