A two-state quantum system (e.g., a particle in superposition of position A or position B) will, according to the standard Copenhagen interpretation, exist in a superposition state where it is simultaneously partly in each position until measurement; this can be visualized using Dirac's chalk analogy of a particle being partly here and partly there.

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Speaker

Roger Penrose

Evidence Quote

“a quantum paragraph can be here or it can be here or it can be an estate which is partly here and partly here at the same time [58:58]”

Source

Asking a Theoretical Physicist About the Physics of Consciousness | Roger Penrose | EP 244— Jordan B Peterson
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:07:02 AM

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