Once again excuse my ignorance but what does MWI say about quantum fluctuations in the vacuum, the random appearance and annihilation of pairs of quantum particles? I've struggled to find something for the general reader on this.
Are the fluctuations deterministic in MWI theory? Do they happen...
Thanks for the replies again.
I don't think you can avoid a model in which if Person A splits then they are the same as the two people they split into, even though those two people are now separate from each other, and don't experience each others perceptions. From person A's perspective, upon...
Yes I guess my meaning is less altruistic than that! The overall proportion of suffering in the world won't change, but what I wonder is, if MWI is true, will I personally suffer all the terrible possibilities I'd be statistically unlikely to suffer if there is just one world? If the particles...
Thanks for both your thoughtful replies Peter. On the above point, isn't it the case that all classical interactions rely on quantum interactions, it's just that some quantum outcomes are extremely statically unlikely? So if every series of quantum outcomes occurs with 100% probability in MWI...
Thanks, I genuinely appreciate all the replies.
Yes in a sense this is a philosophical issue (as you might guess I'm coming from a philosophical, not a science background, both help us to understand what is real). From what I understand, it's not as simple as "the worlds don't interact so you...
Please excuse my massive ignorance but I find this really troubling and I would hugely appreciate some input from people who know more than me.
The implications of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics seem to be awful for individuals. Am I getting something wrong?
As I...