I made quantum theory do it.

To start, I'm working with a very specific interpretation of quantum physics here. I know a little less than I could have learned in order to write this blog, but I do what I can with a week of prep time. If you have insight, corrections, or other points to consider, please comment below.

I was recently sent a piece of pseudo-news stating that science may have found science god the higgs bosson particle. I don't claim to really understand exactly how the higgs bosson is supposed to affect physics, but my gut tells me that some crazy shit could go down if we figure out how to harness it. 

This news, or news of possible news, got me curious about quantum theory in general. I've heard some pretty outlandish explanations of how some people explain it, but those didn't sit right with me. So I got to doing some reading myself. This part of the working understanding that I've come up with: Particles in the universe are able to survive in superpositions where its traits are both true and false at the same time. This superposition phenomenon deteriorates once the particle is measured. Measurement forces the particle to choose one state or the other. This means that by merely measuring our universe, we are creating a physical reality different than what may have occurred without measurement. When I hear the term "measure" I also hear "do science."

This means that in order for the world to exist in its current state, it needed to be observed. In order for there to be an observer, there needed to be something that could discern the true from the false: intelligence. So, in order for the universe to exist in the way that it does now (which, I will note, contains people), it needed some form of intelligence to come and observe that the universe is like this. Not only that, but it needed that intelligence to come and do science to confirm that the universe is here. 

So, the current universe requires the ability to observe and the ability to discern, which is pretty much how I would distinguish most humans from other species. But, the group of humans who presumably do the most observation and discernment are scientists. 

If observation and discernment are enacted by scientists, and the universe needs observation and discernment to exist in its current state, and the current universe contains humans, then: scientists created humans. 

Now the thought experiment, Schrödinger's cat, exposes many of the absurdities in quantum theory and the idea of superposition. But, it doesn't point out that quantum theory suggests scientists created human beings by measuring and discerning that we are here (and also discerning that reality is a thing). 

Of course, in no explanation that I've seen does any reputable quantum theorist say "measurements created our universe," but no one denies it either. The suggestion is there. I just want to point it out.

I see quantum theory as the ultimate "I am the center of the universe" philosophy. It seems to scream "if we weren't around measuring and discerning, who knows what could be going on around here?" Who knows indeed?