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The many worlds interpretation (MWI) as an explanation for nonlocality ("spooky action" ...) avoids more complete interpretations that avoid locality (spacetime
by vstuart 7y ago
The many worlds interpretation (MWI) as an explanation for nonlocality ("spooky action" ...) avoids more complete interpretations that avoid locality (spacetime) altogether as fundamental properties of the universe.
In other leading theories (Roger Penrose's twistors| ima Arkani-Hamed's amplituhedrons; Lee Smolin's causal relations | views; ...) spacetime emerges, and issues of locality are "irrelevant."
Pushing MWI as the simplest explanation for nonlocality misses the point -- the need for deeper and more rational, unifying theories that better explain observed phenomena.
I frankly found the idea that any and every quantum collapse spawned a "new world" to be absurd, regardless of the arguments.
- stevenhuang 7y ago> I frankly found the idea that any and every quantum collapse spawned a "new world" to be absurd, regardless of the arguments Appealing to human intuition may not be the best strategy either, as whatever the truth is need not conform to any ideas of human intuition or aesthetic. I'd be more surprised if the answer is something we can easily make sense of.