RE: Trying to Understand Many-Worlds Interpretation Better
November 29, 2014 at 10:54 am
(This post was last modified: November 29, 2014 at 10:56 am by Heywood.)
(November 29, 2014 at 9:43 am)Rhythm Wrote: Keep in mind, the crowd we have here..........contains some magical thinkers.
Many worlds allow for "magic universes". Suppose there is a man that some call Tim who claims to be a sorcerer. Tim points his finger at a bush. In most universe nothing happens to the bush. In a few universes by shear happenstance of quantum randomness....the bush explodes. Now suppose in the universe where the bush explodes....Tim points his finger at a rock. In most universes nothing happens. In a few universes by the shear happenstance of quantum randomness....the rock explodes.
Many worlds allows for universes to exist that for all intents and purposes contain wizards and sorcerers with "magical" powers.
Many worlds and quantum randomness can explain anything.
(November 29, 2014 at 10:50 am)Alex K Wrote: Rhythm, Heywood
Your explanation makes it sound as if there already are all these preexisting copies of myself in parallel, who then experience different things. Looking at the equation, it really appears to be more like a forking, which prompts me to write what I write concerning the fate of individuals.
Thinking about many worlds can drive you forking insane.
