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Subject: Re: Hear, Hear to Dan Rokhsar
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Date: Mon, 5-Aug-85 13:35:34 EDT
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From:  mikes@AMES-NAS.ARPA (Peter Mikes)

	> 	contents of net.physics.  If people wish to discuss mental
	> 	telepathy and the like they should be somewhere else.  I, for
	> 	one, would like to see more discussions of the real issues -
	> 	alternate views of QM, supersymmetry theory and the like.
	>       ..  .  
	> 				Chuck Wegrzyn
	
	Real issues??  I like discussions about mental telepathy,
	     Take for example the laser.  
	| Paul M. Koloc, President: (301) 445-1075              | FUSION |
	
Really! What has laser to do with telepathy?? As I recall, it was
  developed from maser by  conventional methods  and theories -
 QM  and Quantum Theory of Light.
  The problem with postings on 'psychic phenomena' is not the subject but lack
 of mental discipline and understanding the method of physics (that's what
 should guide the character of the net physics). There are no 'non-physical
 forces' - and realm of physics includes the living and thinking and phantasy-
 ing processes. If we could indeed demonstrate PK, it would involve a
 physical field - and (and this the psychic fans often do'nt see) may not be
 relevant to basic physics. There is a long way from quarks to atoms to the
 biophysics of the human brain...   
   As a very minimum - when you make 'long jumps' - a far reaching conclusions -
 maintain the same self-critical faculty when writing about organic or anorganic phenomena and whether writing about something based on 'scanty evidence' or 
 about an established effect.
     That in itself would reduce amount of junk  material.
   
                             Peter M.