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Schrödinger’s God
I know. I know. It’s Schrödinger’s cat, not his God or some nebulous God. But, his concept towards a cat applies, seemingly, to God. But, does it really? Let’s find out.
The Wikipedia page for this is (click here). Here is the explanation for this phenomenon from this page:
“Schrödinger’s cat: a cat, a flask of poison, and a radioactive source are placed in a sealed box. If an internal monitor (e.g. Geiger counter) detects radioactivity (i.e. a single atom decaying), the flask is shattered, releasing the poison, which kills the cat. The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics implies that, after a while, the cat is simultaneously alive and dead. Yet, when one looks in the box, one sees the cat either alive or dead, not both alive and dead. This poses the question of when exactly quantum superposition ends and reality resolves into one possibility or the other.”
Now, how does Schrödinger’s cat become Schrödinger’s God? It does so in a debate between a theist and an atheist. I have seen this happen now quite a lot. The theist looks into the box and sees God alive and well. The atheist looks into the box and sees no God at all — even if the atom decayed and the flask is broke or even if the flask is intact. So, is Schrödinger’s God dead or alive?
No, the answer is not actually “it depends on who is looking in the box.” Hopefully…
