  The causal interpretation of quantum mechanics, as originally stated by
deBroglie and Bohm, had several attractive features. Among these is the
possibility that it could address some of the most fundamental questions on
quantum phenomena. However, subsequent theoretical conjectures, which have now
been included in the orthodox view of the deBroglie Bohm theory, are unphysical
and have done much to undermine the original theory's appeal. We, therefore,
return to the original theory as our starting point and address one of its
perplexing areas: the quantum potential. By avoiding the unphysical conjectures
we are led to an understanding of the quantum potential which is distinctly
different from that of the orthodox deBroglie Bohm view.
