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Article 4006 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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>From: weemba@libra.wistar.upenn.edu (Matthew P Wiener)
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Subject: Re: QM nonsense
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Date: 25 Feb 92 14:53:54 GMT
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In-reply-to: sarima@tdatirv.UUCP (Stanley Friesen)

In article <448@tdatirv.UUCP>, sarima@tdatirv (Stanley Friesen) writes:
>Given the two possible interpretations, the additional features of
>the Copenhagen interpretation become *assumptions*, since they are no
>longer directly supported by the observed data.

And vice versa.

>I am simply saying that assuming a mystical explanataion, and leaving it
>there, like the Copenhageners, is a *dead* *end*.  It suggest no research,
>it leaves no scope for improved understanding, it just says 'this is
>incomprehensible'.

No, it says that the understanding will come from investigating the mind.
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-Matthew P Wiener (weemba@libra.wistar.upenn.edu)


