Is Background Independence Disproved by Wave Function Collapses?

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The discussion centers on the relationship between background independence and wave function collapses in quantum mechanics (QM). Participants assert that wave function collapses do not disprove background independence, emphasizing that general relativity (GR) and QM remain incompatible. The consensus indicates that current experiments in QM do not provide definitive evidence against background independence, as GR has not been successfully integrated with QM.

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Hasn't this been disproved by wave function collapses?
 
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just looking for a yes or no answer here that's all thanks guys been very helpful
 
GR and QM have not yet been successfully merged, so an experiment in QM proves nothing to GR.
 

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