On Monday, March 9, 2020 at 6:10:52 AM UTC-6, John Clark wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 7:25 PM Alan Grayson <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > > *Why can't superposition be interpreted to mean that each alternative >> has a probability of occurrence and nothing more? * > > > Because if a particle undergoes a reaction but I DON'T look at it and then > let the particle undergo another reaction and then look at it I get one > outcome, but if a particle undergoes a reaction but I DO look at it and > then let the particle undergo another reaction and look at it I get a > completely different reaction. If I start at the very beginning and want to > calculate the outcome at the very end it matters if I looked at anything in > the middle or not. This is the measurement problem, and Many Worlds is the > only quantum interpretation that even tries to give an explanation for this > bizarre behavior, Copenhagen basically says just shut up and calculate. And > that works fine if you're a engineer and have no interest in the > philosophical implications, but for others not so much. > > John K Clark >
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