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Thanks a lot for replying! I believe that the fact thanQM hasn’t provided a satisfactory explanation (in the sense that it is canonically relevant) of what a measurement or a detector are, doesn’t necessarily suggest that the underlying mechanics must be deterministic due to our lack of...

Thanks a lot for your replies! Sorry for the delayed response, work has been quite busy. As Peter said, I didn’t mean to limit the discussion to non-relativistic QM. I read some articles here and there (pop science, you’d call them), and I understand that deterministic interpretations tend to be...

I understand that the world of interpretations of quantum mechanics is very complex, as experimental data hasn't completely falsified the main deterministic interpretations (such as Everett), vs non-deterministc ones, however, I read in online sources that Objective Collapse theories are being...

Thank you for the clarification. I think that part of my confusion comes due to the adamant defense of the block universe concept by some speakers, like Sean Carrol. I’ve read about SR in the last months since I asked this question, and I don’t see why the block universe is treated as a...

Thank you all for the discussion and patience! I have another question. As you can see I’m also interested in how physicists deal with these questions, and you’ve helped me understand how you deal with interpretations (I have now seen that I spent too much time in popsci articles and Reddit...

Thank you all for your replies, it helps me better understand how to approach this. If I understand correctly: as far as we know, the BU is just an interpretation, it is not taken as a necessary, or unique consequence of SR. Due to this, unless we can experimentally confirm or deny it, it is...

Thank you for your response! Can you elaborate on this? I understood that the block universe implies that all events are “fixed” in space time, but the probabilistic aspect of quantum challenges this, no? I’m sorry if I’m being too daft. I

Thanks a lot for this reply, it was very insightful. As a layman, I've had some trouble recognizing why I've found so many resources treating the Block Universe as a necessary consequence of relativity (maybe I'm paying too much attention to pop-sci), especially since, as per my understanding...

Thank you! I’ve worked and talked with scientists, and I’ve come to find that the distinction between pime and time to be hard to distinguish for a lot of people conceptually. What do you think about growing block and similar theories? I like that they can reconcile our understanding of time and...

Hello! I’m a philosopher getting into philosophy of science, and I’ve found many physicists claiming that “block universe” theory is a necessary interpretation from relativity. From what I’ve learned, I’ve found that, while relativity challenges traditional notions of “presentism” , it doesn’t...