Quantum Entanglement Explained by Instancology

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Quantum Entanglement Explained by Instancology (with Examples)

1. Ontological Setup

In Instancology’s four-layer system:

RA (Relatively Absolute): The source of all laws, necessity, logic. These are not human-made (RR) nor physically appearing (AR), but ontologically real.

AR (Absolute Relative): Nature as it appears—particles, atoms, space, time.

RR (Relative Relative): Human representations, formulas, instruments.

AA (Absolute Absolute): The unspeakable source behind all.

2. The Core Principle: Whole-before-Parts

Instancology asserts that real existence originates from Wholes, not assembled parts. This is especially crucial in quantum entanglement: two entangled particles are not two things connected—but one indivisible instance (Whole) appearing in two places.

Example 1: Entangled Photons

Two photons are created through spontaneous parametric down-conversion. They are measured far apart—yet, if one is vertically polarized, the other is instantly horizontal (or vice versa).

Instancology explains this as follows:

The entangled pair is one Whole-instance from RA, projected into AR appearances.

Measurement reveals, rather than causes, the correlation—determined by the RA-level instance.

Both outcomes are functions of one RA-originated Whole, not two separate local events.

3. Why No Signal Is Needed

Example 2: Einstein’s Concern – “Spooky Action at a Distance”

Einstein resisted the idea that one particle could “tell” the other what to do faster than light, assuming each had preexisting properties.

Instancology responds:

Einstein’s assumption reflects AR logic (separateness), while the true explanation lies in RA (wholeness).

No communication is needed; the outcomes are already coordinated as one Whole.

The instance-function from RA governs the result simultaneously, beyond space and time.

4. Analogy for Intuition

Example 3: One Glove, Two Hands

Suppose a pair of gloves is split: one sent to New York, the other to Paris. If you find a left glove in New York, you instantly know the other is right. No signal is needed.

But quantum entanglement is deeper:

In classical logic, gloves had fixed identities. But in quantum physics, properties don’t exist until measured.

Instancology adds:

Measurement does not create the value—it instantiates a Whole-function at once in both places, under RA necessity.

5. Implications: RA Overrules AR

What appears paradoxical in AR (action across distance) is not paradoxical in RA:

AR assumes spatial locality.

RA generates the instance as a non-local Whole.

Entanglement is not about cause and effect in AR, but about the manifestation of an indivisible law from RA.

Conclusion

Quantum entanglement:

Is not a spooky action, but a necessary unfolding of a Whole from RA.

Is not explained by space-bound cause-effect, but by non-local instantiation of law.

Suggests that modern physics is approaching the boundary between RA and AR.