If you think quantum mechanics is just about probabilities, you don't get it.
We are not weighing up probabilities of Schrodinger's cat being alive or dead in the box before we open it: The cat is not alive or dead until we open the box, it is both simultaneously.
How many quantum physics courses have you taken again? How many quantum computers have you used? I think this is one time where I can confidently say I am probably better educated on the subject, I understand what a super position is however, saying it is and is not is overly simplistic. It is a collection of probabilities all at the same time and doesn't collapse into a single state until observed. Not to mention quantum mechanics has proven to hold true when dealing with large objects, specifically a 20kg mirror, that we would have assumed to be governed by classical physics. What exactly are you referencing bells theorem for? That quantum entanglement is a thing yes I'm aware but what does that have to do with what we are discussing?
I think this is one time where I can confidently say I am probably better educated on the subject,
Who knows, but you're not demonstrating that above, and you don't seem to understand what I'm saying.
If you understand the implications of Bell's theorem, you realize that quantum mechanics is completely incompatible with our intuitive understanding of reality. I don't think anyone understands wave function collapse intuitively, because it doesn't really make sense. People accept it because science says so, they don't accept global warming even though it's infinitely more sensible, because they've swallowed too much corporate propaganda.
I suppose you have a point. However I dont think quantum physics and peoples expectations of reality are all that far off from what people intuitively think about the environment.
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