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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2003-07-17 04:52 pm

Reality

Trying again, because the previous wording was causing problems.

[Poll #157777]

Edit: I'd be interested in justifications for (3) from anyone that voted that way.

Re:

[identity profile] kpollock.livejournal.com 2003-07-21 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Not as far as I understand quantum theory. IIRC, you are on about the Copenhagen Interpretation? It's only one of the options, which wax and wane in popularity. There are other explanations of quantum phenonema and even those that require a collapse of the wave function don't always require an 'observer'. Of course one could argue about what counts as an 'observer'.