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>From: holmes@opal.idbsu.edu (Randall Holmes)
Subject: Re: Quantum consciousness
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In article <6982@pkmab.se> ske@pkmab.se (Kristoffer Eriksson) writes:
>In article <1992Jun10.210233.7608@guinness.idbsu.edu> holmes@opal.idbsu.edu (Randall Holmes) writes:
>> But all these branches are still
>>embedded in the common world state; there is not the exponential
>>expansion of needed "resources" which appears to arise if we think of
>
>It seems to me, that your view of the many-worlds interpretation is
>fairly close to an interpretation where there is just one world, and
>where the wave functions never actualy collaps - they just appear that
>way on measurements. Which is an interpretation that I wouldn't find
>unbelievable (but I'm certainly no expert), but perhaps would not
>call "the many-worlds interpretation".

As far as I can tell, that is exactly what the many-worlds
interpretation is, mathematically.  The local effect on observers
inspires the unfortunate idea that there is a wild proliferation of
worlds going on.

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