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A huge set of articles on the quantum world at newscientist.com
http://www.new scientist.com/channel/fundamen tals/quantum-world

Maggie McKee's article: Instant Expert: Quantum World
http://www.newscientist.c om/channel/fundamentals/quantu m-world/dn9930 Maggie McKee, in her article at New Scientist, calls quantum theory the 'wonder drug' of the century of science, the 1900s. Quantum theory explained many unsolved mysteries, however, it may have created a set of controversial ideas which still divide scientists today.

In the thought wars between Bohr and Einstein, about the quantum world, Bohr won. That was more than seventy years ago, however, many people are still unconvinced! Uncertainty, even though it may only apply to a specific set of conditions, seems to make us uncomfortable.

My father was a hard worker, however, he loved to gamble in his free time. He bet on the ponies, thoroughbred horses, at the local off track betting parlor. From Hollywood Park to Wheeling Downs, millions of dollars are wagered every day by thousands of racing fans. Mathematically, it was once possible to develop a system for betting on thoroughbreds, but those days are long gone. The computerized methods of the handicapping and odds making experts have created a condition where any horse could win any race, but at low returns. The crowd at the race track seems to get wind of the winner, just before the race, and the odds for that horse often pay less than the money bet. A two dollar bet on the favorite, might return only one dollar. Even the multiple winner options can pay less than the bet.

A very talented young scientist, who I met on the web, stated his idea that many things are not subject to uncertainty. The impossible to predict long term effects of chaos simply do not apply to everything. So there seems to be a certain amount of certainty available. Maggie McKee may have defined one of the conditions which determine this difference for scientists. The difference between quantum physics and classical physics seems to happen most obviously when considering particles versus molecules, however, that may be changing. Increasingly large structures, such as atoms, can be subject to strange effects. Such as the Bose-Einstein Condensates, where several atoms seem to occupy the same space as a single atom, when the conditions are near absolute zero.

What mystifies me is the absolute certainty that many people express about very complicated ideas or philosophies. What drives humans to the need

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