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

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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 244Jordan B Peterson
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:07:02 AM

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