Schrödinger Strikes Again

[Dec.17/25]

Formal cause vs. atheistic evolution. Schrödinger references are a recurring theme for us hence the title.

 

 

This very interesting article on Formal Cause formalized an idea which had lately been developing. We had to apply this comment afterwards as a follow-up:

 

Very interesting; I've never seen it put quite that way. Reminds me of Aquinas. The "Schrödinger's cat" thought experiment, which I've found very useful, also applies to the theory of evolution: Their theory posits the -effect- of a Creator (order in the universe according to a design) without an actual Creator; so in effect, for them, God exists and doesn't exist at the same time, and only insofar as is necessary for the universe to exist without Him. I have to write this down.

 

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That is to say, His -effect- exists without Him, according to evolutionism. 

* Explanation on the use of the "Schrödinger's cat" metaphor: It is defined thus: "In the thought experiment, a hypothetical cat in a closed box may be considered to be simultaneously both alive and dead while it is unobserved, as a result of its fate being linked to a random subatomic event that may or may not occur. This experiment, viewed this way, is described as a paradox". We use this as a variant of what is known as "cognitive dissonance" in which two contradictory ideas are held, if not both as equally true, yet at the same time. In this variant, we use it to represent ideas which are selectively held as true at the same time, while excluding 'undesired' elements, in an manner inconsistent with the whole truth but consistent with modernist and 'woke' (as it is called) ideology. We find this is applicable to a great many things.