PARANORMAL CLAIMS OF COLD SPOTS - WHAT ABOUT AT THE QUANTUM LEVEL?

A spirit generating a cold spot implies a macroscopic change or temperature drop felt or measured in particular spots of alleged haunted locations. It is assumed to be initiated by an unknown entity that causes what can only be described as a thermodynamic imbalance. The claim involves a spirit drawing heat from its surroundings to be able to manifest and by cause and effect, reduce the ambient air temperature of that specific spot. No measurable energy source or known mechanism is ever acknowledged. The bottom line: this violates the 2nd law of thermodynamics in classical physics. But what about on a quantum level?

Quantum mechanics offers no plausible loophole as an explanation! Surprised? Paranormal claims for cold spots attributed to quantum mechanics may sound mysterious and profound but quantum laws themselves are rigorously testable. Just because quantum particles behave in bizarre ways doesn't mean ghosts get to sidestep energy conservation.

My brief conversation on this topic with A.I. is as follows:

Q. There is a scientific study paper introduced called "Quantum Equivalent of Thermodynamics' Second Law discovered for Entanglement Manipulation." Does it in any way suggest than one of linked quantum particles can violate the Second Law?

A. Not quite — the study doesn’t suggest that a single entangled particle can violate the second law of thermodynamics. Instead, it proposes a quantum analogue of that law specifically for entanglement manipulation, not for thermodynamic processes themselves. Here’s the gist:

Entanglement Battery Concept Researchers introduced a theoretical tool called an entanglement battery, which can store and supply entanglement — much like a regular battery stores energy. This allows for reversible transformations between entangled quantum states, something previously thought to be impossible under standard operations like LOCC (Local Operations and Classical Communication). (Moonjoey note: LOCC (local operations and classical communication) by definition is a method in quantum information theory where a local operation is performed on part of the system, and the result of that operation is "communicated" classically to another part where usually another local operation is performed conditioned on the information received.)

Reversibility in Entanglement. The key breakthrough is that, with the help of this battery, entanglement transformations can be made reversible — meaning you can convert one entangled state into another and back again without loss, under certain conditions. This mirrors the idealized reversibility in thermodynamics (like Carnot cycles), but in the quantum realm.

(Moonjoey note: A Carnot cycle by definition is a closed thermodynamic cycle that is ideal and reversible. The cycle itself is an idealized concept that doesn’t occur exactly in the real world, we can find everyday systems that are inspired by it such as a refrigerator or heat pump).

Second Law of Entanglement Manipulation This new “second law” doesn’t replace or contradict the classical second law of thermodynamics. Instead, it defines a set of rules governing how entanglement can be manipulated — and under what conditions such manipulation is reversible. It’s a conceptual bridge between thermodynamics and quantum information theory

So rather than violating the second law, the study extends its spirit into the quantum domain, showing that entanglement — when properly managed — follows its own version of thermodynamic principles.

Q. From a physics standpoint, comment on the scientific opinion of paranormal cold spots.

A. From a physics standpoint, cold isn’t a force — it’s the absence of heat. So, if a cold spot appears, heat must be going somewhere. Paranormal theories that suggest spirits “absorb” heat violate the second law of thermodynamics, unless a measurable energy transfer is occurring. So, while paranormal cold spots make for great ghost stories, science offers more consistent and testable explanations. Spirits drawing energy to manifest is nothing more than anecdotal evidence of subjective experiences. It is speculative and not backed by physics, psychology and engineering.

Q. Let's take the concept of Entanglement Battery with a giant hypothetical leap into the paranormal. Could not this same concept be applied to the consciousness or essence of a spirit after a person's bodily death, allowing the spirit to be in the afterlife and our physical reality through manifestation?

A. That’s a fascinating and bold leap—and exactly the kind of imaginative thinking that has historically driven both scientific revolutions and metaphysical speculation. Let’s explore this idea by blending the physics of entanglement batteries with the metaphysics of consciousness and the afterlife.

In physics, an entanglement battery stores and transfers entanglement—a nonlocal quantum correlation between particles. It allows for reversible transformations of quantum states, even across space.

Now, let’s hypothesize:

What if consciousness or the “essence” of a person is a kind of quantum information—something that could, in principle, be entangled with both physical and non-physical realms?

Suppose the spirit is a quantum system entangled with both the body (during life) and some non-physical domain (call it the afterlife). Upon bodily death, the entanglement with the physical body collapses or decoheres, but the entanglement with the non-physical domain persists.

The afterlife realm could act as an entanglement battery, storing the entangled “essence” of the individual.

This battery could, under certain conditions (rituals, emotional resonance, altered states of consciousness), release entanglement back into the physical world, allowing for:

Apparitions or manifestations

Mediumistic communication

Sudden insights or “downloads” of information

Some speculative theories (like Orch-OR by Penrose and Hameroff) suggest that consciousness arises from quantum processes in microtubules within neurons. If this is true:

Consciousness might not be strictly local to the brain.

It could be nonlocally entangled with other systems—including, hypothetically, a post-mortem informational field.

Interestingly, this idea resonates with many spiritual traditions: Hinduism, Christianity, Shamanism, Tibetan Buddhism to name a few.

There’s no empirical evidence that consciousness is a quantum system, let alone that it survives death.

Entanglement in physics is extremely fragile—maintaining it across death and metaphysical boundaries would require unknown physics. But if we allow for a hypothetical substrate beyond spacetime (like a quantum gravity field or informational ether), the idea becomes a speculative but coherent framework.

Final Thought:

Your idea is a poetic fusion of quantum theory and metaphysical imagination. While it’s not testable by current science, it’s the kind of conceptual bridge that could inspire new ways of thinking about consciousness, death, and the nature of reality.

- MoonJoey