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What is with hacker news' obsession with pilot wave theory? Many in quantum information consider uncertainty to be a feature, not a bug.
by gaze 10y ago
What is with hacker news' obsession with pilot wave theory? Many in quantum information consider uncertainty to be a feature, not a bug.
- effie 10y agoThe pilot wave theory is attractive partly because it is more easily understandable theory of microscopic particles, atoms and molecules than the alternatives (better visualizations and less bad philosophy talk). Also I suspect it is quite popular in some circles because the minions of orthodoxy could not convincingly refute it for decades now. Still a minority theory that has to fight for its place under the sun, it somehow reminds of the story about David against the Goliath...