Quantum Entanglement
Is Conservation of Angular Momentum a Kind of Common Cause??
Entanglement is a
mysterious quantum phenomenon that is widely, but mistakenly, described as capable of transmitting information over vast distances faster than the speed of light. It has proved very popular with science writers, philosophers of science, and many scientists who hope to use the mystery to deny some of the basic concepts underlying quantum physics. Beyond this claim, which violates Einstein's principle of special relativity, is the claim that entanglement "connects" every particle in the universe with every other particle, implying a "holistic" or "implicate" order in the universe, which is popular with "new age" thinkers and other mystics who see in it
pan-psychism, or "cosmic consciousness," or at a minimum "telepathic powers" between entangled minds.
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