That’s a major reason for writing this post. I believe there’s a strong element of “Wow, those clouds!” in present-day physics – we need to get real, equip ourselves to deal with real issues, rather than being in our own heads too much (scientifically, not meditationally). For me, long-term viability of the human race is definitely a real-world issue (as per previous post).

Yes, I probably am advocating a new way of thinking – though in some ways it’s not new at all. In order for radio to become a reality, people (some people) had to first get their heads out into the ether and suss out the abstractions of electromagnetic waves – but real-world applications of radio waves are very down-to-earth (seen X-Factor recently?) Same principle applies to electricity and electrical appliances.

Fire was an enigma to the caveman, supernatural. Now it’s well understood and widely applicable – it also brings increased responsibility. At present wave-particle duality is an enigma to us …

“solid sometimes and at other times light” does it perfectly for me!

Although I agree with the sentiment of the article – I can’t help but feel that it is missing something. It is like a meditator that sees ultimate reality without any kind of framework to hold their ego – I think that particles and waves – forms – give us a kind of grounding. If I see everything as everything – life as a big soup (which I feel is a fundamental understanding) – then I might forget my wife and kids and not be able to take a step in any direction. After all – science is also about humanity. We need to be solid sometimes and at other times light.

Unless you are pointing to a new way of thinking altogether?