VirusNewbie 3 days ago

no, he talks about the perception of branching. The universe isn't branching, a coherent thread we observe is.

It's the difference between tracing a path on a graph, and seeing a graph change.

Reply View 5 replies
  • OutOfHere 2 days ago

    If branching is real, then the perception we have is of "not branching".

    Reply View 0 replies
  • hollerith 2 days ago

    But I don't percieve any branching. Do you?

    Reply View 3 replies
    • VirusNewbie 2 days ago

      of course. I see the cat end up dead or alive, not in the superposition of both. Hence, I perceive a branch.

      Reply View 2 replies
      • Nevermark 2 days ago

        Hmm. A branch can mean one of the branches, or it can mean the bifurcation that created branches.

        Not really responding directly to your comment.

        But I see the opportunity for a lot of disagreement based on slightly different term use.

        Reply View 0 replies
      • hollerith 2 days ago

        I meant that to all appearances, I seem to live in a reality that does not ever split, and it is only a complex deductive argument made by Everett and his followers that makes me to suspect that reality does in fact split.

        Anyway, I doubt that further dialog between you and I will lead anywhere fruitful.

        Reply View 0 replies