Quantum Biology and the Puzzle of Coherence

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10. Hmm. DeWitt. Interesting

You're talking about MWI, multiple worlds interpretation, of quantum mechanics.

But DeWitt's hypothesis is based on the apparent paradox of wave-particle duality, most specifically in the dual slit experiment. The premise is that light (or because of deBroglie, any particle of matter) acts differently when the measurement tries to detect a wave vs. when the measurement tries to detect a particle. But, this is wrong. Light (electrons, or any other quantumly entangled system) is neither a wave nor a particle. It is something for which we have no common experience. But that doesn't mean that some kook like Chopra or a lunatic look like J Z Knight can turn physics upside-down by mere pronouncement.

To do that it takes evidence, not opinion. If you can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the very picky physics community that there is any top-down causality in QM, fame and fortune would deservably be yours. And I would be on your side.

It's the evidence, not the idea. As of now, too many of the proponents of this are demonstrable nut cases.