On Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 12:22:04 AM UTC, Russell Standish wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 03:57:37PM -0500, John Clark wrote: > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Your source is fact-challenged. Weinberg thinks MULTIVERSE may have > merit, > > > but NOT the MWI, > > > > > > Then give me some facts! Where does Weinberg say that? And how can you > > have a multiverse without many worlds or many worlds without a > multiverse? > > Alan deliberately uses the term "Multiverse" to refer to the string > landscape. Note this usage contravenes the usage of Multiverse by > everybody else here, which normally is as David Deutsch originally > intended by > the term, the multiple universes of the MWI, or sometimes even more > generally as any of the Tegmarkian ensembles. > > Alan, please bear that in mind, and qualify your statement with string > landscape or similar to indicate you are using the term differently to > everybody > else on this list, and prevent these sorts of stupid confusions. > > Cheers >
As I distinctly recall, Weinberg uses "Multiverse" to refer to the string theory landscape, and he laments that if it exists, there will be no way to find a theory which explains quark masses. And Yes, I have made it clear several times here that when I use the term "Multiverse", I am referring to the landscape of string theory. AG -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
