On Mon, 7 Sep 2020 at 08:50, Bruce Kellett <bhkellet...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 7, 2020 at 3:34 AM 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List < > everything-list@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> It's because Bruce takes the Born probability as the probability >> >> that some sequence exists (i.e. 1) instead of the probability it is >> >> the observed sequence, ( |a|^2 ). >> > > > That is the source of the disagreement. There are two possible questions: > 1) In the N repeats of the binary outcome experiment, what is the > probability that the sequence containing all ones will occur?; and 2) what > is the probability in this scenario that I will experience the > sequence of all ones? > > If we are using the theory to calculate probabilities, the first question > is the relevant one, and the theory gives two different answers , so the > theory is inconsistent. If our concern is only about ourselves, and not > about what the theory says, then the second question is the appropriate > one. Then there is no inconsistency, because we know that we will only see > one sequence -- which one we do see can only be determined post hoc, and > that is not a probabilistic matter. The 1p/3p confusion here is all yours, > not mine. What gives you the right to maintain that the Born rule is only > about what you will experience? And not about objective probabilities? > An observer knows (under MWI) with certainty that some version of him will see a particular outcome, but he wants to know what the probability is that he will see that outcome. If you think that this is not a legitimate interest then it is more a psychological issue than a scientific one. -- Stathis Papaioannou -- Stathis Papaioannou -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAH%3D2ypXnLcf9n274gtcjk5m1A_yWCXazGB2EYOTWK73f6AYziQ%40mail.gmail.com.
