Comments on: Christianity Disentangled http://www.harvardichthus.org/fishtank/2009/12/christianity-disentangled/ a journal of christian thought Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:08:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ross McKenzie http://www.harvardichthus.org/fishtank/2009/12/christianity-disentangled/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Ross McKenzie Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:54:34 +0000 http://www.harvardichthus.org/?p=2318#comment-442 I am glad to see the connections between quantum theory and theology being explored. However, there is a problem with your argument. The states you have written down, such as |Jesus was the Son of God>|The Scripture is authoritative>|Man comes from Adam> are NOT entangled quantum states but product states with no entanglement. The point of entangled states such as 1 √ 2 |up, 0> |detector screen top> |weight falls> |kitty dies> + 1 √ 2 |down, 0> |detector screen bottom> |weight stays> |kitty lives!> is that they CAN NOT be written as product states. An alternative perspective on the relationship between quantum theory and theology is here http://revelation4-11.blogspot.com/2009/05/schrodingers-cat-and-all-that.html I am glad to see the connections between quantum theory and theology being explored. However, there is a problem with your argument. The states you have written down, such as

|Jesus was the Son of God>|The Scripture is authoritative>|Man comes from Adam>

are NOT entangled quantum states but product states with no entanglement. The point of entangled states such as

1 √ 2 |up, 0> |detector screen top> |weight falls> |kitty dies> +

1 √ 2 |down, 0> |detector screen bottom> |weight stays> |kitty lives!>

is that they CAN NOT be written as product states.

An alternative perspective on the relationship between quantum theory and theology is here

http://revelation4-11.blogspot.com/2009/05/schrodingers-cat-and-all-that.html

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