The
Vatican
'
s
leading
quantum
theologian
,
Cardinal
Gerund
III
, has
recently
advanced
a
stunning
new
theory
and
brought
together
the
world
of
religion
and
quantum
mechanics
at
one
stroke
. He
claims
to have
successfully
recreated
the
biblical
miracle
of the
loaves
and the
fishes
by
quantum
state
fluctuations
-
literally
causing
the
atoms
of the
feast
to
appear
out of
thin
air
.
Researchers
at
MIT
have
disputed
this
claim
heatedly
,
saying
their own
independent
tests
showed
that
producing
more than a
small
croissant
and a
sardine
by this
method
required
12
Megawatts
of
power
, more
energy
than was
available
in
Biblical
times
.
Paul Wayper ([email redacted])
Wednesday, 01 June 2005