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#1210712
Quantum Mechanic
Andy, you don't know jack shit about quantum mechanics.
9/22/2010 12:49:51 PM
#1210724
SeekerLancer
Bible: The Star Trek Voyager Edition.
9/22/2010 1:07:10 PM
#1210726
Old Viking
<snicker>
9/22/2010 1:08:14 PM
#1210728
breakerslion
@ nutbunny
@ breakerslion:
He is Jesus.
He can do anything.
Chemistry means nothing when God decides to fuck around.
Yes, but starting with that premise opens up a larger can of worms.
1. Is the end product real wine or synthetic pseudowine?
2. If real, where did it come from?
3. If synthetic, why was it necessary to start with water? Where did all the other elements come from (Carbon, Nitrogen, Misc other trace)?
4. If real, why was it necessary to start with water? Was this some kind of "packrat" teleportation, and some poor slob wound up with several wine jars full of water? Stealing is not all that miraculous.
5. Why allow your minions to get close enough to fuck with it? A really impressive miracle would be, "Go pick up that empty wine jar," and hey presto! it's full again!
6. Why are there so many people in the 21st century that are as easily duped as iron-age ignorami?
Inquiring minds want to know!
9/22/2010 1:10:03 PM
#1210737
KR
Oh dear... i'm.... speechless.
9/22/2010 1:22:30 PM
#1210750
Brendan Rizzo
Um, the water was observed when the servants were pouring it, and the chances of quantum mechanics doing anything on a macroscopic scale are nearly infinitessimal anyway. You misunderstand science again, Mr. Schlafly.
9/22/2010 3:16:00 PM
#1210753
SpukiKitty
Andy Schlafly is an example of Quantum Moronics.
9/22/2010 3:32:20 PM
#1210758
John
The Bible says "your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him." So why (if the Father and the Son are one) was it necessary for Mary to ask Jesus to turn water into wine?
9/22/2010 4:33:42 PM
#1210765
Tempus
Except that observation has little-to-no measurable effect on matter on macroscopic, human-perceivable scales, and really only becomes important to particles that are much, much smaller than single molecules. And invoking quantum mechanics to atempt to explain an event which is, by definition, a miracle is an extreme stretch anyway.
So, Andy--this isn't even wrong.
9/22/2010 5:43:10 PM
#1210771
Reverend Jeremiah
Andy Schlafly..proving the bible is errant and fallable one verse at a time.
9/22/2010 5:56:59 PM
#1210791
pete
Of course, most sane people simply acknowledge that it never happened. Most probably there never was a single person known as Jesus. He is simply a collection of earlier myths.
9/22/2010 9:32:25 PM
#1210798
Shadoboy
Yes! That string of words I just said makes perfect sense!
9/22/2010 11:08:23 PM
#1210828
Rapax Pringer
Oh yeah, quantum mechanics had everything to do with Jesus turning water into wine. Assfly, stop using terms you know absolutely nothing about.
9/23/2010 1:50:34 AM
#1210866
moose
I used to think andy was a blithering idiot fundie. Now, I realize he is insanity walking. He isn't somebody that is religious to the point of appearing insane, he is insane and one of the manifestations of his insanity is a promotion of a fantasy religion.
9/23/2010 8:05:31 AM
#1210871
Allegory for Jesus
moose: "he is insane and one of the manifestations of his insanity is a promotion of a fantasy religion."
Also: promotion of mega-far-right political ideologies to go along with said fantasy religion. Only in America could a man get actual people to support him in making the religious/political equivalent of Time Cube.
9/23/2010 8:53:58 AM
#1210873
Mat
Shrodinger's Cat just facepalmed.
9/23/2010 8:57:38 AM
#1210982
Angua
Wow. I don't understand quantum mechanics at all and even I know that this is so absolutely, completely, and utterly wrong that it's practically approaching right from the other side,
I don't think that conscious observers actually causing the wave function to collapse is part of the standard interpretation of quantum mechanics for a start.
And, these events would occur on a quantum level wouldn't they? Schrodinger's Cat is a thought experiment. Things don't actually work like that on a macroscopic level because so many particles are involved and quantum mechanics deals with probabilities. The idea that so many molecules of water would spontaneously change into the ingredients for wine in the exact proportion necessary all at one time . . . I think that's rather improbable. I'd wager a guess that you'd have to wait longer than the universe has been in existence at least for something like that to become probable.
(At least, this is how I understand it . . . but I know that I'm not a physicist and I know that I don't understand quantum mechanics and therefore am not saying that anyone should take on board what I've written as true. Actually, if I've gotten something wrong, please correct me because I'd really hate to go around with a complete misunderstanding of the most basic ideas in quantum mechanics. I suppose that's the real difference between Andy and me (and most of the people here, probably) . . . I want to know when I'm wrong. I want to have the most accurate understanding of the world that I can. And I especially don not want to contribute to anyone else having a less accurate understanding of reality. )
9/23/2010 12:18:37 PM
#1210998
Brenz
Oh, Schnapps! Fundie fight!
@Nowonmai-- No, because Andy is endlessly looking inward.
9/23/2010 12:44:30 PM
#1211046
myheadhurts
Wow.... seriously?.... wow
9/23/2010 3:36:11 PM
#1211108
Lotus-thing
...I don't think Schrodinger's Cat drinks wine...
9/23/2010 7:14:22 PM
#1211113
pretty puppy
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
THAT IS NOT THE WAY IT WORKS YOU CAN NOT JUST DO THAT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I AM DUMBER FOR HAVING READ THAT
9/23/2010 7:25:19 PM
#1211196
People, people, calm down.
Schafley is just the greatest troll of all time.
There is no other explanation.
Please god, make him be a troll. I just wouldn't be able stand the idea that this man is for real.
9/24/2010 4:03:31 AM
#1211245
rw23
@Angua
> I don't think that conscious observers actually causing the wave function to collapse is part of the standard interpretation of quantum mechanics for a start.
You're right there. I'd suggest that you read up on decoherence, if you're interested.
Any non-supernatural explanation of water turning into wine would have to be dealt with entirely at the chemical level, not the subatomic. Oxygen atoms shedding protons and neutrons or hydrogen fusing to form carbon, nitrogen, etc... well, I don't think any of the wedding party (or much of the surrounding countryside) would survive that particular event.
9/24/2010 10:46:05 AM
#1211342
Jt
Allow me to explain what I think happened in Andy's Mind when he typed that:
"Oh, hey! Jesus's Miracles! Everyone know about the water into wine! But how do I make those evil baby-eating atheists think that it's real? Hmm. Oh! How about some fancy thing I've heard about! Now, let's think. Let's say that nobody knew it was wine until they tasted it! That's uh, think, uh, big words, scientific, hmm…oh! Quantum mechanics! Yes! I've got it! Now let's throw in some big word there so people will think I'm smart! let's see. "Observation" is scientific. So is "definite state". "Acquires" is a good verb! But how does that apply? Well, let's just throw out a bunch of big words! "Subtle, precisely, required, conversion!" Those work! None of my followers are gonna know the meanings of those words, and it'll make me look smart to those demonic atheists! I can't fail!"
9/24/2010 10:45:22 PM
#1211357
Jon
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
9/25/2010 12:23:32 AM
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