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What's interesting is quantum mechanics requires an observation to determine the final state. Without observation the solution is probabilistic with infinite ou
by eanzenberg 11y ago
What's interesting is quantum mechanics requires an observation to determine the final state. Without observation the solution is probabilistic with infinite outcomes. By defining a conscious observer we limit the final state to ours, i.e., our current universe.
- Retra 11y ago> By defining a conscious observer No. Absolutely not. All you have to do is choose which outcome you'd like to predict from the theory, and so you choose the ones that are consistent with observation.
- ethanbond 11y agoThis is a misconception. When you read about quantum things (superposition, for example), it's convenient to replace "observe" with "interact with." Without interacting with the universe, it's probabilistic. The problem being that a lot of things in the universe interact with each other as a matter of course. A particle bumping into another particle breaks the probabilistic state that you're talking about – regardless of whether that particle ends up in the view of a conscious observer.