Schrodinger's Cat

The other day, I mentioned my habit of diving into the deep end when it comes to philosophical reasoning. I also mentioned the strangeness of what is called quantum superpostion.


Schrödinger's thought experiment involving a cat in a box, which, according to quantum superposition, exists in a state of being both dead and alive simultaneously, does indeed seem strange and even absurd.


Okay, so what is my "deep-end" take on this? Schrödingers famous suggestion indicates that the cat can be both dead and alive at the same time, as long as no one knows. This idea is debated, and rightfully so, Shrödinger himself conducted it to show upon its inbuilt absurdity.


But then again, what does the concept of oneness say when we dive in at the deep end? Oneness is a strange idea too, yet it is difficult to argue against the fact that reality as a whole is one. And when everything is one, there are no differences between the one and the other, and the cat, just as everything else, is in a permanent state of being both.


There is another English cat-metaphor, namely "Curiosity Killed The Cat", meant to show us that being too curious leads us into trouble. It may appear a bit critical considering today's topic, but I am willing to take that risk. (Just don´t think that I have anything against cat's now, on the contrary, they're my favorites. 😊)


And whilst talking about curiosity, there's another famous story on that subject, namely the one about "Pandora's Box". We open that tomorrow. Be good, people.

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