Looking at reality through the lens of quantum mechanics instead of our habitual thinking can help bring us closer to truth and coexistence.
Not long ago, a quantum computer using Google’s chip “Willow” amazed the world. It solved a problem in just five minutes that would’ve taken a traditional supercomputer an almost unimaginable amount of time—about 10 to the 25th power. This breakthrough was possible thanks to two key ideas from quantum mechanics: superposition and entanglement.
The World Is Not Just One Thing
Quantum mechanics gives us one of the most refined ways of understanding how the world works. It tells us that everything we see is, at its smallest level, both a particle and a wave. A particle exists in one spot, while a wave is spread out everywhere. And only when we observe it does it show up as a particle in a specific place.
This means the world doesn’t have a single fixed form. It holds many possibilities at once. What’s important here is that the particle doesn’t turn into a wave, or the other way around. From the beginning, it has both qualities at the same time.
Possibilities Can Overlap
When we say “wave” here, we don’t mean something you can see moving, like ripples on water. In quantum mechanics, a wave describes the possibility of where a particle might be. It can exist in many places at once, and it only shows up in one of those spots when we look at it. This is called a superposition—a state where multiple possibilities exist at the same time.
Quantum computers use this principle. Unlike traditional computers that work step by step with either 0 or 1, quantum computers can work with both 0 and 1 at the same time. That means they can process lots of possibilities all at once. This is what makes them so powerful and so different.
Everything Is Connected
Another important idea behind quantum computing is entanglement. This is when two particles become linked in such a way that, no matter how far apart they are, the state of one instantly affects the other. It’s as if they’re still part of the same system, even across great distances.
In quantum computers, this principle allows quantum bits—or qubits—to work together. They don’t just operate individually—they influence each other and solve problems as a team. It’s a bit like neurons in the brain: each one works on its own, but they’re all connected, creating something much bigger together.
Time to Ask Different Questions
These ideas aren’t just about technology—they also shift how we see life.
We often think in either-or terms: 0 or 1, right or wrong, yes or no. But the idea of superposition tells us that opposites can exist at the same time. Being and not being, life and death, form and emptiness—they don’t cancel each other out. They can coexist.
Quantum mechanics shows us that the universe runs on this kind of coexistence. And if that’s how the universe is built, maybe the contradictions we experience in life aren’t really contradictions after all. Maybe it’s just the way we’re used to thinking.
Binary thinking tries to pick one answer and reject the rest. But quantum thinking shows that more than one thing can be true. The universe seems to be designed to hold tension and paradox, not to create conflict, but to make space for something new.
In a world full of conflict, where sides often feel locked in battle, this way of thinking gives us a new direction. Instead of fighting to win, what if we asked different questions?
“Is there a way to include both 0 and 1?”
“Can we find a path that works for both sides?”
Seeing through a Quantum Mind
The principle of entanglement offers one more insight: even things that seem far apart are deeply connected. That goes for particles, but also for people, communities, and even ideas. Everything exists in a larger flow, constantly influencing one another.
This is the heart of quantum thinking or the Quantum Mind: Understanding that opposites can exist together, and that everything is connected. So next time you’re faced with conflict or contradiction, try asking: “What would benefit everyone involved?”
That one question might reveal possibilities you hadn’t seen before. It could open up a path that’s been there all along—just outside the reach of divisional thinking.
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