Distance Is an Illusion
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Ashton Forbes explores quantum mechanics concepts, particularly focusing on quantum entanglement and the double-slit experiment as evidence that 'distance is an illusion.' He explains that Einstein's 'spooky action at a distance' demonstrates non-local interactions between particles without physical connection. Through a detailed walkthrough of the double-slit experiment, he shows how particles behave as waves of probability until observed, creating interference patterns that collapse when measured. Forbes proposes that an 'ether' - an extra dimension connecting all points in space and time - explains these phenomena. He theorizes that the wave function collapse in the double-slit experiment acts as nature's 'auto-correction mechanism' to prevent retrocausality, suggesting the universe actively prevents backward-in-time effects through this quantum behavior.