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>From: clarke@acme.ucf.edu (Thomas Clarke)
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Subject: Re: QM as a path of inquiry for AI
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In article <1992Jun5.180305.23035@unocal.com> stgprao@xing.unocal.com (Richard  
Ottolini) writes:
> QM is a mathematical framework for explaining physical observations employing
> discretization and probability.  

Not so.  Discretization arises from the mathematics of operators in 
Hilbert space.  Probability arises from quantum measurement theory 
which specifies how to turn a vector into Hilbert space into 
probabilities of observation.

> People who use QM to explain the metaphysics
> of the universe and the mind are overinterpreting the framework.  Often it
> seems to be people using one thing they don't understand to explain something
> else they don't understand.

Actually, I'm impressed by the level of knowledge of quantum mechanics
expressed in this newsgroup.
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Thomas Clarke
Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central FL
12424 Research Parkway, Suite 300, Orlando, FL 32826
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