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From: roy@gitpyr.UUCP (Roy Mongiovi)
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Subject: Re: Left, Right, Positive and Negative
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Date: Fri, 14-Jun-85 00:14:01 EDT
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> the two civilizations
> would have to decide on the sign of the proton, and the definition of
> left and right.  The answer lies in the breaking of symmetry between
> matter and antimatter, and between left and right, in weak interactions.

Um, this is totally off the wall, but since QM is so observer oriented,
what if the alien's TOTALLY different interpretation of the universe
doesn't have particles?  Is such a thing even wildly possible?
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