Magnus Berg (qmgb@bull.se)
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 17:32:52 +0100
Hi Dave
> My bottom line question about MoQ that I cannot yet resolve yet though I
> believe it is of paramount importance to the adoption of MoQ, though I don't
> know why, is this? If I die, or all humans die, what does MoQ say about what's
> left? Is there anything or is there nothing? In a reponse to my recent post on
> quantum theory it was suggested this question in QT context was a Mu or
> meaningless question. But for me this is an essential question that any
> metaphysics and it is one the SoM has been struggling with forever. Any ideas?
I think the answer lies in the confusion about what is considered to be
a
valid observer. For example, Schrödinger's cat as described in
"The Mind's I" (Thanks for the tip Doug) does not consider the cat to
be a valid observer, since it might be dead. In the SOM world, the
subject
is mostly the part of the QE that "has the mind", i.e. a live cat or a
human. This leads to the assumption that the cat must be in a super-
position of live/dead until a valid subject observes it.
But in MoQ, both parts of the QE are subjects from its point of view.
I think that quantum theory needs to acknowledge this. Sometimes, the
instrument used to observe is considered to be a valid subject. At
other times, there seems to be a need for a more valid observer.
All SPoVs are valid observers!
Magnus
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