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In a blind double slit experiment, particles go through two slits, which show up on a backboard in a wave form. However, the wave form is not physical, It's a probability distribution. Can anyone explain what a "probability distribution" in this case is, and what happened to the initial particles?

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Is it more useful than not to think of the natural world, the ecosystem, and organisms as machines when attempting to understand how they work?

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How accurate is this statement: "Atoms are just three-dimensional pixels."?

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In comparison to the human brain, how accurate are Dr Mark Sagar's simulations in Baby X and Soul Machines?

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Are the other entities in our dreams capable of also being conscious of the dream?

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Can a classical computer be simulated by a quantum computer?

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In a blind double slit experiment, particles go through two slits, which show up on a backboard in a wave form. However, the wave form is not physical, It's a probability distribution. Can anyone explain what a "probability distribution" in this case is, and what happened to the initial particles?	5
Is it more useful than not to think of the natural world, the ecosystem, and organisms as machines when attempting to understand how they work?	2
How accurate is this statement: "Atoms are just three-dimensional pixels."?	1
In comparison to the human brain, how accurate are Dr Mark Sagar's simulations in Baby X and Soul Machines?	1
Are the other entities in our dreams capable of also being conscious of the dream?	1
Can a classical computer be simulated by a quantum computer?	1