Originally posted by JesusIsAlive
you cannot be in two places at the same time.
Originally posted by Ordo
Probly also false.
Originally posted by King Kandy
Violated quite often on the quantum level.
interesting technicality here.
if by "you" JIA is referring to any piece of matter, they yes, it is, as best we can tell, violated by some quantum phenomenon (though it is arguable if this is real or simply represents our inability to explain things).
if he means "you" as in a single individual, it is more complicated. Theoretically, a person could be cloned and a brain reverse engineered to be identical to your own (both, especially the last, are currently outside of our technological abilities), in which case "you" would be in two locations and there would be no way for an outside observer to differentiate between the original and the clone.
However, when talking about quantum level phenomenon, like photons appearing to go through 2 slits at the same time, it is almost assuredly that this could not occur. Much like the mathematical reasons for why consciousness cannot be a quantum phenomenon, quantum interactions are far too unstable to last in such a complex system. A single photon in a weird experiment? sure. Every atom in a person's body simultaneously?
The only way I could see would be a sort of Star Trek style transporter which, instead of disassembling an individual, simply reproduced them, which is essentially the cloning option. In both cases it is entirely arguable as to whether the new "clone" represents you being in two places or two identical things being in two locations, the latter being fairly unimpressive (aside from the identical human aspect).
But, if we are talking about the inner "you", the "you" that feels like it is sitting in your head controlling your actions, that will not occur. Mainly, such experiences are governed by the Newtonian physics of our neural biology, not quantum effects, which only occur in the presence of stimuli on receptors. Essentially, you would be talking about two different bodies receiving different information which is eventually ending up in the same place, this inner "you". Unfortunately, this inner "you" is largely illusory and cannot receive information that is coming into the sensory organs of another person, except indirectly. The best you could ever have is two identical biological entities, whether cloned or quantum-ly replicated, with separate minds. Depending on where you draw that "you", it could be either evidence for or against "you" being in two places at once.
lol, ha, so much writing. That was even more just to see if I could explain the concept properly 😛