My understanding is that the set of possible histories and future at any point are made up of eigenstates - and that the way a system splits into eigenstates is dependent upon the question you ask it. For example, it may split into momentum/position eigenstates, or along some other conjugal framework. Essentially, we can only extract a certain amount of information from a system, and what that information is depends upon what we ask.
To me, this implies that we are only capable of seeing an abstracted layer of another system - that something about the mechanism of consciousness forces this perspective. And this presents two possiblities according to whether we are 'above' or 'below' that system. If we are above it, then it's like thermodynamics - we are asking macrostate questions about a system of microstates. If we are below, then we are inflicting a discretisation upon a continuous system. Either consciousness combines, or it splits. Maybe. -------------------------- - Did you ever hear of "The Seattle Seven"? - Mmm. - That was me... and six other guys. 2009/1/17 fragamus <innovative.engin...@gmail.com> > > I would like to ask the board: > > Are ALL possible quantum histories realized in the multiverse? > > Is the number of possible histories infinite, or merely a > fantastically large and growing number? > > I don't like infinity so I'm hoping you say no. > > THANKS! > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-l...@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
