On Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 2:48:34 PM UTC-7 Alan Grayson wrote:
> On Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 11:04:26 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > >> On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 9:41 AM Alan Grayson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> *> One of the postulates of the MWI is that anything that CAN happen, >>> MUST happen.* >> >> >> Yes. >> >> * > Are you denying that postulate?* >> >> >> No >> >> * > I am just applying it to a horse race. * >>> >> >> And if Many Worlds is correct then there is an Alan Grayson for every >> horse in that race, and there is an Alan Grayson who saw every one of >> those horses win. And if Many Worlds is not correct then something even >> stranger must be. The one thing we know for certain is that whatever >> quantum interpretation turns out to be true it's going to be weird, very >> very weird. >> >> *> Obviously, a horse race isn't a quantum process,* >> >> >> You say it's obvious that you don't split because you'd feel it if you >> did, >> > > *I never made that claim. Rather, I stated the split is undetectable. But > which split are you referring to? In general, the wf doesn't have a unique > representation. It can decomposed in numerous ways, sometimes there exist > an infinite set of possibilities. But what's possibly worse, is that you > guys have no clue what world you're resident in. If all the worlds have > equal status, how come, in the horse race, there's one detectable winner or > loser of the bet? AG* > *Using the horse race for a thought experiment, if the split according to the MWI occurs during the race, which AG made the bet? I put it when the winner crosses the finish line, analogous to a quantum measurement, but that might not be correct. AG (See corrections above)* and there were those that said obviously the Earth doesn't move around the sun or move at all because we'd feel it if it did. 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/c0710bf6-c532-4ebc-beff-f35742afb043n%40googlegroups.com.
