On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 8:33 AM Alan Grayson <[email protected]> wrote:
>> If Many Worlds is correct then every horse can be in every state not >> forbidden by the laws of physics, that means each horse has a 100% >> chance of winning and a 100% chance of losing from the Multiverse point of >> view. >> > > *> That would be true if the horses are identical and only at the > beginning of the race. But more important, as the race progresses, the > likelihood of any particular horse winning changes.* > If Many Worlds is correct then the universe and all the observers in it splits at least 5.4* 10^44 times a second (probably more, possibly infinitely more) and so the number of observers who see various things constantly changes. > * > In general, we'd observe (or possibly assign) different probabilities > for different horses depending on their varying positions as the race > progressed. But my main point is that when any probability is not 100% as > the race progresses,* > You keep talking about "probability" but what does that word really mean? If Many Worlds is the correct interpretation of quantum mechanics then probability is not a part of the intrinsic nature of reality, probability would just be a measure of our ignorance. Probability allows us to make the best use of the limited information that we do have and find the best strategy to maximize our gains from a series of bets. But the sum total of reality (aka, the Multiverse) does not need probability because it is completely deterministic, at least if Many Worlds is true. John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis> , -- 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/CAJPayv1eNHNLnHkjLFrhH-Njm6bXTbMEbKciGZJbe1%2B85Zo7Ow%40mail.gmail.com.
