Issue #29 ~ If you watch various online quantum discussions these days you will most likely hear two statements being repeated frequently. One is that quantum physics is inconsistent. And the other one is that it is incomplete. I’d like to discuss each in turn and convince you that, in fact, neither of them is true.
Saying whether quantum theory is incomplete or not is not a problem of physics but of philosophy. Are we materialistic or not? Do we believe that a theory reflects the true essence of the world or not? Is mathematics a language or is the information it manipulates the structure of reality per se? Depending on the position chosen, some will say the quantum theory is incomplete, others will not, in perfect consistency. You yourself, Vlatko, by calling it complete, you choose to make it a descriptive language and not a realism, otherwise it would be necessary to link it to other theories in a coherent manner. You are actually less materialistic than those who criticize quantum theory because they are looking for a complete theory of reality.
Saying whether quantum theory is incomplete or not is not a problem of physics but of philosophy. Are we materialistic or not? Do we believe that a theory reflects the true essence of the world or not? Is mathematics a language or is the information it manipulates the structure of reality per se? Depending on the position chosen, some will say the quantum theory is incomplete, others will not, in perfect consistency. You yourself, Vlatko, by calling it complete, you choose to make it a descriptive language and not a realism, otherwise it would be necessary to link it to other theories in a coherent manner. You are actually less materialistic than those who criticize quantum theory because they are looking for a complete theory of reality.