On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 12:23 AM Brent Meeker <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Why would you believe the universe is ALWAYS lying to us? Why do you >> believe the existence of dinosaur bones implies that dinosaurs once existed? > > *> It isn't "The Universe" that is producing this document. It's some AI > that Deutsch postulates is conscious, can measure a quantum variable, erase > the measurement, but remember that it knew the value and writes a message > saying so. Yeah, I'm sure that'll work* Forget consciousness. You program a computer to make a measurement about which slit an electron goes through, if the machine is able to make the measurement you program it to produce a document saying it has knowledge of which slit the electron went through but does not state which slit that is, and you program the computer to then use quantum erasure to get rid of that which-way information but to leave the document intact. Every time you and many other people perform this experiment using their own equipment and their own independently written program interference bands are always seen and a document insisting that a which-way measurement has been successfully completed is also always seen. At this point a rational person would have to conclude that either Many Worlds is correct or the universe is a liar. And if the universe is a liar then it's time to give up on science. John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis> 0mo 0mo -- 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/CAJPayv04XcX87zb%3DDUVFHPwzPFueAqqsOhQAYoNcyetzLzSjeA%40mail.gmail.com.
