Ahem, Malice, did your friend happen to read the latest Dan Brown thriller?
Not that I would read stuff like that *cough, cough*, but one of the topics discussed in it is this (and it almost made be stop reading after the first few chapters):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noetic_theory
The theory of noetics centers around the idea that the human mind is capable of affecting work or events or even doing work in the physical world. It is suggested that thought and spirit are not, in fact, imaginary, but are Bose or photon based,[2] meaning essentially that the mind can be quantified by formulae which describe quantum materials such as light. This is a radical conclusion, as many people consider thoughts to be weightless. Noetic theory claims that just as gravity affects all matter, thoughts do as well, although to a lesser degree[citation needed]. Psychokinesis, more often called telekinesis, is concerned with the direct influence of mind on matter.
Noetic science formed a motif of the bestselling novel The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.
Dan Brown's character somehow mixes this with quantum entanglement, which is why I thought that might be behind your conversation.
Maybe I'm narrow minded, but that might have been my last Dan Brown, although I love literary junk food once in a while.
This is what the Institute of Noetics has to say about it:
http://noetic.org/about/news-IONS/lost/
And then there is this:
http://www.scienceofthelostsymbol.com/ (probably the best I could find)
Let's just say I have my doubts.:rolli: