Mindbound

Common misconceptions

At least the "consciousness causes collapse" misconception is actually pretty common and mainstream, as far as esoteric stuff goes - it is basically the cornerstone of the entire field of quantum mysticism, and it is essentially the point of abuse of quantum physics by the proponents of these theories. For that point, it is unknown to me that these would be misconceptions of any sort among physicists themselves. Mindbound (talk) 17:03, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, but you need a reliable source indicating that they are more than just misconceptions; that they are common misconceptions among people in general, not just those familiar with this particular "esoteric stuff". Neither of the sources you cited indicated that. My personal opinion is that being the "cornerstone of the entire field of quantum mysticism" says nothing about how common the misconceptions are in general. I suspect almost no one except those interest in "quantum mysticism" or physicists have ever heard of it. I'm fairly well read, have a degree in medicine, but I've never heard of these misconceptions. But that's largely beside the point; you need reliable sources that the misconceptions are common in the general population. If we add every potential item that is a misconception among a very select group of people, that means there are potentially thousands (even millions) of items that could go in the article. Thanks. Cresix (talk) 18:43, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Point taken regarding the generality; on the other hand, one might want to take a look at such relatively well-known works as What the Bleep Do We Know!?, which are among the most prominent examples of this misconception at large. –Mindbound (talk) 11:10, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Sorry about him. Mindbound is a militant atheist/materialist who can't grasp the simplicity of everyday life. He's obviously offended by different views. You should probably ban him from Wikipedia before he starts replacing Jesus with Jesus. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.109.20.79 (talk) 10:44, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Also he's pretty stupid in general. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.109.20.79 (talk) 10:46, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Hiding behind the shroud of anonymity for the sole purpose of safe rudeness doesn't tell anything praiseworthy about you, whoever you are; even more, the value of such a comment is at zero at best. Also, I am not sure if I will take being called an atheist, or materialist, such as I indeed am, for an insult as you probably have intended it to be. –Mindbound (talk) 11:10, 13 May 2011 (UTC)