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Rain dancing from a quantum mechanical perspective
This topic intrigues me. I will take the perspective of a quantum mechanical observer, and attempt to describe how things may seem from that point of view.
First of all, I'll note that the very idea of rain dancing is absurd. Such a thing cannot possibly exist. Why? Because it's so silly.
There are two possibilities. One, rain is a metaphorical state of affairs that doesn't really exist, and you simply imagine it as existing. In this case there is no problem with rain dancing, for the concept makes sense. But then why would you be imagining such an absurd thing? Why would anyone do it?
That leads to an obvious conclusion. The second possibility is that rain actually exists, and you are not imagining it, but perceiving it as existing. But this means that the concept of "rain dancing" does not make sense.
Yet you seem to accept the idea that rain exists. You speak of it as though it were a real thing. This indicates that you are not aware of your actual situation, and thus cannot be said to have knowledge.
Clearly, the real situation is that you are not aware of your own ignorance. You have no idea how little you know about reality, and it is this lack of knowledge that makes rain dancing a possible thing in your imagination.