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We certainly cannot prove that perception changes everything. The greatest mistake physicists continue to make is using common words that mean particular things
by ergonaught 5y ago
We certainly cannot prove that perception changes everything. The greatest mistake physicists continue to make is using common words that mean particular things to refer to something utterly different. “Observer” is as fine an example as any. The resulting misinterpretations, even by physicists themselves, were completely avoidable without launching the quantum fluffery industry, but here we are and remain.
- jon_north 5y agoright, "observer" essentially means "interact with in any way that exchanges information, in the quantum sense of the word information" Still though, the fact that some states remain indeterminate until that interaction takes place means the universe holds its cards pretty close.