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   Helpful person to Skywise   
   Re: a single photon   
   24 Jul 14 06:07:08   
   
   From: rrllff@yahoo.com   
      
   On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 7:04:17 PM UTC-4, Skywise wrote:   
   > jeroen Belleman  wrote in news:lqp90b$cl3$1   
   >   
   > > I've never seen an experiment that convincingly demonstrates   
   > > that light is indeed quantized.   
   >   
   > Perhaps it isn't. That's the crux of the confusion.   
   >   
   > We don't really know. All we do know is that we have a description   
   > that uses quanta as a means of describing behavior that fits   
   > observation to the Xth decimal place. That doesn't mean it IS   
   > quantized.   
   >   
   > All theory is a constructed label to attach to a phenomena that   
   > describes observations of reality. It does not mean it *IS* reality.   
   >   
   > Reality is only a perception in our minds. What we see with our   
   > eyes is a perception of reality, not reality itself. Likewise,   
   > quantum theory is only a perception of reality, not reality   
   > itself. (Does that mean I am only perceiving a theory that   
   > perceives reality?)   
   >   
   > But it works. We get the expected measurements within error.   
   >   
   > Brian   
      
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