The word ' quantum ' has become something of a buzz word amongst many people. Fritjof Capra wrote a book titled The Tao of Physics in which he attempted to draw parallels between modern physics and eastern mysticism. I'm not certain but think that Capra may have some drawn ' inspiration ' from Neils Bohr's Coat of Arms (he designed his own heraldic shield). The three most widely known physicists with regard to quantum mechanics were Neils Bohr, Werner Heisenberg and Erwin Schrodinger.

Schrodinger's Cat is either dead or alive I cannot imagine a state where it is both dead and alive.

I think that Neils Bohr's view was that everything in the universe arises in a state of polarity or complementary states. Noodle baking thoughts like: "An electron might be said to be in a superposition of two different velocities or in two places at once."

Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle: " it is impossible to measure exactly, both the position and the momentum of an object. This principle is based on the wave-particle duality of matter. Although Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle can be ignored in the macroscopic world."

Ludwig Wittgenstein in his Tractatus Logico Philiosophicus attempted to reduce language to a set of atomic propositions. I wonder to what extent he was influenced by quantum mechanics. One of my favorite quotes by Wittgenstein: " If you tried to doubt everything you would not get as far as doubting anything.The game of doubting itself presupposes certainty."

Whilst all of the above may provide interesting reading or diversionary entertainment, I doubt that any of it has any practical bearing on our day to day life.

Personally, I'll settle for a beer and watch a sunset in the company of good friends.

Bullshit equals bullshit.

Wait. Does this have anything to do with that damned cat in a box?