ABSTRACT
Hugh Everett proposed the observer exists in the same quantum reality as the subatomic particles he’s observing. Observer and observed become “entangled.” Erwin Schrödinger identified entanglement as the defining characteristic of quantum physics.
Entanglement occurs when bits of matter or energy, like electrons or photons, interact to form a single quantum system. Thereafter, they act in unison and share the same existence even if separated by great distances. Alter one particle and its partner changes instantly, even if it’s miles away.
Entanglement is deeply mysterious and violates fundamental assumptions about reality. In 1935 Albert Einstein described entanglement as “spooky action at a distance,” declaring, “Separated systems cannot directly influence each other—that would be magic.” Since 1972, a string of experiments have proven Einstein wrong. The magic is real. Like gravity, entanglement is a nonlocal effect.
Entanglement tells us material reality isn’t the whole truth. The instantaneous correlated behavior occurring between entangled particles separated by great distances indicates that space and time—the defining attributes of our reality—don’t exist. Or, our reality is part of a larger universe in which space and time don’t exist. Called the “God Effect,” entanglement requires a scientific re-enchantment of the physical world.
