... My further studies show there is such thing as "free particle in a box". "Free" must mean "not in a potential well" then. ... And number of identical...
1956
Lee Corbin
lcorbin@...
Jul 1, 2001 11:21 am
Charles writes ... All right, then we now have four cases by applying the multiplication principle: Neptune and Earth5/8, NoNeptune and Earth5/8, Neptune and...
1957
jnt
james@...
Jul 1, 2001 11:23 am
... The situation I was describing was a circumstance that would amplify a single quantum event thereby creating a major bimodal disparity (by our standards)....
1958
Lee Corbin
lcorbin@...
Jul 1, 2001 4:07 pm
James wrote ... Yes, this is a crucial distinction. I totally agree with you: if you start with a group of identical universes---in my opinion the single most...
1959
Lee Corbin
lcorbin@...
Jul 1, 2001 5:33 pm
James writes ... Oh, yes. Now I see that you do agree. ... Here we are talking about a GIU, not indeed, as you say above "in many trajectory settings..."....
1960
june.shippey@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:16 am
... as you have pointed out in D.Deutsch's case. The main reason is that when you talk about splitting most people have in mind the Creation of Universe's at...
1961
Lee Corbin
lcorbin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:18 am
Sorry, this isn't anything new, but merely a quote from "The Fabric of Reality". The explanation of what really happens when a butterfly flaps its wings is...
1962
Gene
g-h@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:20 am
... Lee Wrote: The "Singularity Watchers" are quite absorbed in this. One place to get information is http://www.singularitywatcher.com Thanks for the...
1963
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:25 am
Whenever we like. Quite a "lot" of these mirror earths aren't in the same place as ours either. Do we stop calling it earth when it reaches venus or mars's ...
1964
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:25 am
... Yes we could. SETI (amongst others) have already done something along those lines. No it wouldn't be a quantum computer. Charles...
1965
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:25 am
... Yes I think something like "logically prior" is probably about the only ordering you can get from these universe-instants. ... Well, maybe. Or maybe all...
1966
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:26 am
... I disagree. The MWI asserts that this *is* a "smeared" event - QM indicates that the photon has a continuous range of positions and momenta (across the ...
1967
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:26 am
... It's just easier to talk that way. I (at least) assume everyone knows what I mean when I say the universe "splits": I mean that there exist a continuum of ...
1968
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:29 am
... I don't know if this has been covered much here, but a friend I used to know who was a member of the society for psychical research had just this idea, and...
1969
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:29 am
... Not that Mars doesn't have a libido. What do you think the astronomical symbol for Mars is supposed to represent? (Don't give me any rubbish about the war ...
1970
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:30 am
Actually what we call things is a matter of convenience - "language is contingent" (Richard Rorty) So there. Charles ... http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/...
1971
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:30 am
... I may have got the proportions wrong. From his viewpoint, according to QTI, he only experiences branches in which he survives, but in most of these he...
1972
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:31 am
... In fact there aren't even universes *to* split, according to FoR (if I understand correctly). Universes are an emergent phenomenon from universe-instants...
1973
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:31 am
... I think you should eschew polysyllabic obfuscation. Charles...
1974
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:31 am
... A good dramatic illustration of the problems created by QTI, methinks. According to QTI either (a) they *must* survive somehow (from their point of view)...
1975
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:39 am
... Not according to the MWI. "What is" is the multiverse. We only experience discreteness due to limited viewpoint. Charles...
1976
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:39 am
... I'm not sure we have any means whatsoever to estimate the relative thicknesses of sheafs in which various things have / have not happened. We don't know...
1977
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:40 am
... I think a good example would be electron spin rather than anything to do with photons. Electron spin *is* bimodal. Let's place a suitable device on an ...
1978
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:44 am
... The suggested correlation is between the existence of neptune and the human race, not life. If one considers two branches of the MV, in one of which...
1979
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:45 am
... "Alone" or "only"? OK let's get this clear. There are no branches, only universe-slices (or instants) which appear to us to be connected by the laws of...
1980
Gene
g-h@...
Jul 2, 2001 2:13 am
... thicknesses ... the ... principle of ... for the ... Yes, it's unclear to me that there is not some unknown correlation between the ratio of H20 and other...
1981
Lee Corbin
lcorbin@...
Jul 2, 2001 2:16 am
... Well, now I have even one more thing to disagree with Richard Rorty about. Let's say that all the various star-faring races of science fiction exist in our...
1982
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 2:49 am
... I must admit that I used to disagree with him a lot, too. However insofar as "things" are concerned, my remark was originally appended to a discussion...
1983
Charles Goodwin
cgoodwin@...
Jul 2, 2001 2:58 am
... I don't know, but you're definitely using the same sort of argument I was using. It seems likely (to me), based on the principle that our universe is a...
1984
DJ White
dj@...
Jul 2, 2001 10:27 am
... As one who only spends about 45 seconds a day thinking about this stuff, and enjoys this list to enjoy the well-thought-out perspectives of others, it's...
