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Originally posted by tigmeister ↑

“A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.”
― Max Planck, Scientific Autobiography and Other Papers

As a man who has devoted his whole life to the most clearheaded science, to the study of matter, I can tell you as a result of my research about the atoms this much: There is no matter as such! All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force which brings the particles of an atom to vibration and holds this most minute solar system of the atom together. . . . We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter.
—Das Wesen der Materie (The Nature of Matter), a 1944 speech in Florence, Italy. Source: Archiv zur Geschichte der Max-Planck-Cesellschaft, Abt. Va, Rep. 11 Planck, Nr. 1797

As quoted in Braden, Gregg The Spontaneous Healing of Belief Hay House, 2008, p. 212

I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as derivative from consciousness. We cannot get behind consciousness. Everything that we talk about, everything that we regard as existing, postulates consciousness.

As quoted in The Observer (25 January 1931)

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Max_Planck

Thus, the photons which constitute a ray of light behave like intelligent human beings: out of all possible curves they always select the one which will take them most quickly to their goal.
Max Planck (1858 - 1947)
Source: Scientific Autobiography and Other Papers, Page: 178
Contributed by: Creative Philosopher

We have no right to assume that any physical laws exist, or if they have existed up to now, that they will continue to exist in a similar manner in the future.
Max Planck (1858 - 1947)
Source: The Universe in the Light of Modern Physics, 1931

http://blog.gaiam.com/quotes/authors/max-planck
https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/107032.Max_Planck

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''There is no matter as such!

That is roughly why it's referred to as matter/energy. Matter, the physical structures of the Universe, being a manifestation of concentrations energy.....the ultimate nature of 'energy' is not yet understood, so it is premature to draw the conclusions that you appear to support.

''We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind.''

There is no apparent connection between a conscious and intelligent mind and quantum mechanics. Too many unfounded assumptions need to made about the interaction of matter/energy/wavicles in order to make that assumption.

''Certain interpretations of quantum mechanics, the revolutionary theory developed early in the century to account for the anomalous behavior of light and atoms, are being misconstrued so as to imply that only thoughts are real and that the physical universe is the product of a cosmic mind to which the human mind is linked throughout space and time. This interpretation has provided an ostensibly scientific basis for various mind-over-matter claims, from ESP to alternative medicine. “Quantum mysticism” also forms part of the intellectual backdrop for the postmodern assertion that science has no claim on objective reality.

Figure 1. Wave function collapse in conventional quantum mechanics. An electron is localized by passing through an aperture. The probability that it will then be found at the particular position is determined by the wave function illustrated to the right of the aperture. When the electron is then detected at A, the wave function instantaneously collapses so that it is zero at B.

''The conventional interpretation of quantum mechanics, promulgated by Bohr and still held by most physicists, says nothing about consciousness. It concerns only what can be measured and what predictions can be made about the statistical distributions of ensembles of future measurements. As noted, the wave function is simply a mathematical object used to calculate probabilities. Mathematical constructs can be as magical as any other figment of the human imagination-like the Starship Enterprise or a Roadrunner cartoon. Nowhere does quantum mechanics imply that real matter or signals travel faster than light. In fact, superluminal signal propagation has been proven to be impossible in any theory consistent with conventional relativity and quantum mechanics (Eberhard and Ross 1989).''

http://www.csicop.org/si/show/quantum_quackery