IIILORDGOLDIII
IIILORDGOLDIII t1_jb2ngal wrote
Reply to comment by ElliElephant in Wittgenstein’s Revenge (this genuinely changed the way I look at the world) by ElliElephant
If a tree falls in the forest, the vibrations that our ears translate into sound occur regardless of an ear being present.
>As John Bell inquired, "Was the wave function waiting to jump for thousands of millions of years until a single-celled living creature appeared? Or did it have to wait a little longer for some highly qualified measurer—with a PhD?"
IIILORDGOLDIII t1_jb2hg3u wrote
Reply to comment by ElliElephant in Wittgenstein’s Revenge (this genuinely changed the way I look at the world) by ElliElephant
The definition of observation in this case is clearly defined and different from how you would use it outside the context of quantum mechanics.
IIILORDGOLDIII t1_jb1nsaa wrote
Reply to comment by ElliElephant in Wittgenstein’s Revenge (this genuinely changed the way I look at the world) by ElliElephant
I think this interpretation of what "observation" means in quantum physics is generally rejected in the scientific community.
It seems consciousness is not a requirement for observation to occur in this context.
IIILORDGOLDIII t1_jb2qjq0 wrote
Reply to comment by ElliElephant in Wittgenstein’s Revenge (this genuinely changed the way I look at the world) by ElliElephant
I think the big bang probably happened with or without any conscious observers.