Donald,
Great essay, beautifully written and compellingly argued. It helps that I agree on every point. Would you agree my logical 'Law of the Reducing Middle' (removing the problematic 'excluded middle') so Bayesian between 2 of anything including sheep!?
I greatly appreciated reading from a trained mathematician; "The mathematics of a physical theory is an attempt to model physical concepts using mathematical structures. The physical concepts and how they interact are the center of the theory, not the mathematical equations."
I see it's been trolled with a 2 (mine had had four 1's!). My score should get it where it should be. But what I really want to discuss refers to;
It would be a dangerous mistake to think the mathematical models are either the reality or, by themselves, can define reality. . ... "(does the Schrodinger equation 'collapse' or not?)".. ..".These random actions are modeled via mathematical structures of probability. So we use probability to model non-random laws. Is this mathematical structure sufficient to provide for aims and intensions in intelligent humans? ..the mathematical structure of probability cannot provide - the results of a specific situation." . "....is this mathematical structure simply the best we can find, at this point in history, to model reality?"
You'll know that QM has the mathematical model which predicts results, but no 'theory'. My essay does what's considered inpossible; identifies a classical mechanism producing the findings so corresponding the the mathematics (essentially Diracs twin stacked orthogonally offset/complementary Cos[sup2 'spinors').
I do so after explaining why this will be 'invisible' to most because it's already well explained by the maths and wierdness! (really cognitive dissonance). But you may be who I need to 'see' it and collaborate with the slight refinement of the mathematical model required (for accuracy but mainly to convince those who still believes maths is primary)
I do hope you'll get to read my essay and discuss. There are also long and very short (100sec) videos, the latter; Classic QM https://youtu.be/WKTXNvbkhhI
Very well done and thank you for yours, which I'm scoring now.
Best of luck.
Peter