On Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 1:55:52 PM UTC-7 John Clark wrote:
On Fri, Nov 29, 2024 at 10:10 AM smitra <[email protected]> wrote: *> What is also worthwhile to consider in these discussions about probability, Born rule etc. the fact that probability cannot be rigorously defined in a physical context as David Deutsch explains herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfzSE4Hoxbc&t=1036s <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfzSE4Hoxbc&t=1036s>* *Interesting video, thank you for recommending it. I think Deutsch does a good job highlighting the fact that any theory that attempts to deal with fundamental reality is going to have a problem when it comes to probability, but if Many Worlds has a problem rigorously defining probability then the other fundamental quantum interpretations do it even more poorly. And if Many Worlds is true, or nearly so, and if intelligent creatures who enjoy gambling exist in some of those worlds, then they are going to develop something close to the thing that in English is called "probability" and they are not going to worry very much about a rigorous definition of it or the deep philosophical problems that it may entail. * * John K Clark * No question about it; Deutsch is a genius and fits the definition of cultist. Consider this; can we ever get to the limit in any calculus problem? And this isn't a version of Zeno's paradox. AG lad -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/7b31f0b7-371b-4169-b198-c1193f927aaan%40googlegroups.com.
