On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 2:39:12 AM UTC, John Clark wrote: > > > On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 9:10 PM, <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > >>> >> >>> Detected? I thought consciousness had nothing to do with it. Who is >>> doing the detection? >>> >>> >> >> > >> For the nth time, it can be an instrument. >> > > > Fine, t > he instrument can be in 2 states, the photon activated state and the > photon not activated state, and those 2 states are different, so the > universe splits. Detection implies consciousness or at least knowledge, > but all many worlds needs is a change, that's why in many worlds a brick > wall would work as well as a photographic plate, the universe would still > split at the slits and still merge back when the photons hit the brick wall > and no longer existed in both universes. >
For would-be physicists nothing is easier than splitting universes and making uncountable copies of themselves. AG > > > > In the case of destroying interference, the instrument is looking -- > that is sending photons to each of the slits -- which destroys the > interference. > > If that is the explanation then why does the interference come back if the > which way information is erased *AFTER* the photon passed the slits but > before is hit the photographic plate? > I don't know, but how does another world answer this? AG > > > >>> > >>>> >> >>>> Before I can comment about Wheeler's delayed choice experiment, I need >>>> to know how the information is erased. >>>> >>> >>> >> >>> Try reading. >>> >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler%27s_delayed_choice_experiment >>> >>> And try knowing something before writing about something. >>> >> >> > >> Replying to you isn't the only thing on my plate right now. >> > > *So you've got time to write stuff but no time to learn what you're > writing about. * > I notice you don't gave a damn about having a non falsifiable theory. So let's not split hairs about who has time for what. I will study the experiment and get back to you, but don't hold your breathe. AG > > > *John K Clark* > > >> > -- 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.
