On: Quantum theorem shakes foundations

[Anderkent]

That is very wrong. A particle doesn't 'know' it is being observed. However, when it interacts with other particles, the new state of both particles depends on the old states of both particles.

For a better explanation than I could possibly write here, see http://lesswrong.com/lw/r5/the_quantum_physics_sequence/.

[StacyC → Anderkent]

I get that particles don’t know anything, that’s why I put it in quotes. But then again, how do we know they don’t know anything? Could elementary particles possess a form of consciousness?

[gnaritas → StacyC]

For any reasonable definition of consciousness, no.