3.6. Quantum Weirdness - Quantum Superposition and Schrodinger's Cat
The answer is that it would both exist and not exist at the same time. This is called a quantum superposition state, where two or more seemingly opposite states or configurations exist at the same time.
"Quantum superposition is a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics that holds that a physical system—such as an electron—exists partly in all its particular theoretically possible states (or, configuration of its properties) simultaneously; but when measured or observed, it gives a result corresponding to only one of the possible configurations (as described in interpretation of quantum mechanics)."
This is also seen in the famous "Schrödinger's cat" paradox in quantum mechanics.
"Schrödinger's cat: a cat, a flask of poison, and a radioactive source are placed in a sealed box. If an internal monitor detects radioactivity (i.e. a single atom decaying), the flask is shattered, releasing the poison that 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 alive or dead, not both alive and dead. This poses the question of when exactly quantum superposition ends and reality collapses into one possibility or the other."
Now in both the "quantum superposition" and in the "Schrodinger's cat" paradox, you have opposing states, and in fact all potential states existing at the same time. In our understanding of reality, this is impossible, and does not make sense. But if you look at it from the perspective of the OOCOULIA paradigm and philosophy, it makes total sense.
You see, this "quantum superposition" where all potential states exist simultaneously, is none other than THE STATE OF SOURCE CODE BEFORE IT IS PROCESSED!!!
In dealing with different programming languages and source codes various types of conditional statements and code ("if / else") that based on certain conditions being true or false, a specified part of the code will be executed. In fact, in source code you can have opposing configuration and even all possible configurations written into the source code. Thus in the source code, all states or configurations exist at the same time in a potential state. It is not until the source code is processed (observed) that is becomes either this or that configuration. Does not this superposition state sound like source code containing all possibilities in the form of conditional statements?
Thus all of the quantum "weirdness" that modern scientists are having so much of a problem with, starts to make sense when it is understood that what we call reality is really a simulation that is rendered or produced as a result of source code being processed. The "observer effect" really is the result of you processing source by observing and relaying that observation to the subconscious mind which in turn processes the source code of what is observed (expected) and renders or manifests it in the simulation (so-called reality). This is all done faster than the speed of light. The subconscious mind is like a genie that serves up reality around you based on your expectation or what you think this reality should be (like the quantum physicists studying sub-atomic particles).
The quantum realm is the realm of unprocessed source code. The world we call reality is the result of this quantum reality or source code being processed by the subconscious mind. Thus the subconscious mind is indeed the operating system of this reality or simulation.
This is why OCCOULIA works in terms of being able to change reality. OCCOULIA is the direct programming of the operating system (subconscious mind) which is responsible for the rendering and manifestation of everything in this universe or this simulation we call reality!
In other words, in using OCCOULIA we actually program that which creates everything in this simulation (the subconscious mind) by processing the source code which is the root of everything in existence, the secret of secrets is that you, us, we, have a direct means of programming the operating system of the universe from right within ourselves!
What we call
reality is actually a processing of a mutually agreed upon source code or
consensus reality. This code, consensus and reality is actually stored and
passed down and inherited by us via our DNA "code". DNA "code"
is source code!
Only 3-5% of our DNA determines our phenotype (hair color, etc.), the other
95-97% is classified as "junk
DNA" because it is not understood. The so-called “junk DNA” is the part of the source code in humans that contains
the long-term memories and consensus reality. This is why it seem repetitive
(history repeats itself). Thus, we not only inherit our physical traits from
our parents, we inherit the source code for consensus reality as well!