Time, death and the universe

[thir]

Perhaps, at least theoretically. But you're talking sub-atomic particles, here, almost infinitesimally small. Not likely to be able to carry all of the hopes and dreams and memories of even a single human mind. And you would still need to demonstrate the existence of souls, which hasn't happened.

True, I was quite surprised myself at this theory, but found it interesting.

There are a lot of hucksters and con men out there who try to distort quantum theory to sell their snake oil. Quantum is not a quick fix for anything you can't honestly explain. Remember, as the physicists say, "If you think you understand quantum physics, you don't understand quantum physics.

These people were well known and respected physics playing around with theories. And they were not 'selling' anything - not even the theory.

True enough, but that doesn't mean that you can recreate a mind from that pool. As far as we know, once the brain is dead, the mind is gone.

Expressing myself clumsily. I wasn't thinking the mind here, rather all the 'soup' or 'source' of atoms that keep dancing around, changing expression, rock, grass, animal, human, cloud.

Who knows? There's a lot of speculation out there, and some of it seems to have at least some evidence in support. And it's all way over my head!

Over everybody's head I should think ;-)

[Thorne]

These people were well known and respected physics playing around with theories. And they were not 'selling' anything - not even the theory.

I wasn't talking about physicists. I was talking about people who sprinkle their inane sales pitches with words like "quantum" and "uncertainty principle", as if they really knew what it meant, in an attempt to convince people that their snake-oil is actually effective.

Expressing myself clumsily. I wasn't thinking the mind here, rather all the 'soup' or 'source' of atoms that keep dancing around, changing expression, rock, grass, animal, human, cloud.

I understand. Basically, every atom of our bodies, every atom we ingest or inhale, has been here on earth since the beginning, with a few additions from incoming meteors. Just think! One or two molecules of the water you drink each day could have been pissed away by some first century preacher named Jesus.