Quantum mechanics and Buddhism

I've felt this before, but whenever I hear about quantum mechanics, I can't help but feel that it overlaps with Buddhist teachings. Of course, it's not exactly the same. But, how should I put it, I feel like I've heard it somewhere before, like déjà vu? I was just reading Newton's special edition, "100 Years of Quantum Mechanics," and it says,

"Light is both a particle and a wave."

Huh? Is that really possible? Isn't that a complete contradiction?

"Not only light, but electrons and all material particles are particles and also have wave properties."

Are you kidding? If it's a particle, it exists as a real substance, and if it's a wave, it has no substance.

"Form is emptiness, emptiness is form"

The Heart Sutra? Form is substance, that is, particles, and emptiness is non-substance, that is, waves?

It seems that whether it's science or philosophy, when you try to get to the root of existence, you run into contradictions. By the way, natural science and philosophy were both called "philosophy" and were not originally distinguished in the past. It refers to an attempt to understand the essence of things through reason. If that is the case, whether it is science or Buddhist philosophy, if you try to approach the roots of existence rationally, you will go through a similar process and eventually run into a contradiction. That's why I feel déjà vu  when I hear about quantum mechanics. As someone who has gone through Buddhism.

I think that pushing all the way through and running into a contradiction means that you are on the right track. I'm sure the source is close. And in science, it is a contradiction for matter to have both particle and wave properties, but since this is derived from the results of observation, it seems that the contradiction should remain a contradiction and be accepted as a law. It can explain natural phenomena, so that's fine (Not fine at all though). And it seems to be being applied more and more. Semiconductors, transistors, blue LEDs, etc. Aren't they all indispensable in everyday life? And from now on, quantum computers, superconductivity, quantum cryptography, etc. are said to be in development. The contradiction will remain a contradiction and will not be resolved though.

In Buddhism, I think they first preach "existence", then "nonexistence", and finally preach "the middle", which is neither "existence" nor "nonexistence". If you try to approach the origin of existence with reason, you will end up with something that is both existence and nonexistence at the same time, which is a contradiction, but you can just accept it as it is and call it "the middle", because that's how reality works and it can be explained that way, so that's fine. I'm not saying it's exactly the same as quantum mechanics, but it feels like déjà vu.

Science and religion actually get along? Science seems to dislike religion, but maybe it actually likes it? Is it a tsundere? Then, on page 58 of "100 Years of Quantum Mechanics" I mentioned earlier,

"The professor who taught me quantum mechanics when I was a university student even said, 'This is a kind of religion.'"

The professor from Tokyo University says that. See? But even so, is it okay for a scientist to talk about religion? The Quantum mechanics faith?

And what's more,

"The moment you observe, the wave shrinks to a single point and becomes a particle."

What is this "observation"? Who observes? If I say, "Okay, let's observe," and then a cat sees it while I'm not paying attention, will the wave shrink? Does it have to be a human? Well, if I say, "Let's observe again," and then a baby accidentally sees it while I'm not paying attention again, will the wave shrink? Can't a baby? So what if it's a three-year-old? Does it have to be an adult? Well, what if it's a senile old person? The moment you observe, you forget that you observed it,

"Did I just observe?"

If that person thinks, will the wave shrink? No, it shrinks for a moment, but that senile old person has forgotten that he observed it, so it goes back to being a wave again? Or, if I observe properly this time, and look through the observation device,

"Damn, I forgot to put on my contacts. I can't see very well!"

If that's the case, will the wave shrink?

Scientists have not yet come to a conclusion about this "observation." And everyone seems to be having trouble interpreting it. Einstein also questioned this interpretation, saying, 

"Do you really believe that the moon only exists when you are looking at it?"

 But looking at the subsequent developments, it seems that Einstein is in a worse position. In other words, the moon may really only exist when we observe it. Even I think that's stupid, but it seems that this issue has not yet been resolved.

 Anyway, quantum mechanics is interesting. And Buddhism is interesting too. I feel that Buddhism is more compatible with quantum mechanics than Christianity or Islam. I can't put it into words, but it's like listening to the same music. 

I feel that this interpretation issue contains important hints, so I would like to think about it again next time. I'll leave it here for today.

Let love and compassion guide me.