Re: How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-28 Thread Bruno Marchal
> On 27 Sep 2019, at 21:41, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > > On Friday, September 27, 2019 at 10:43:28 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> On 26 Sep 2019, at 11:45, Philip Thrift > >> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 3:11:27 AM UTC-5, Quentin Anciaux wrote: >> >> >> Le

Re: How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-27 Thread Alan Grayson
On Friday, September 27, 2019 at 1:11:48 PM UTC-6, John Clark wrote: > > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 10:59 AM Alan Grayson > wrote: > > > *Not a plausible answer. It would mean that all possible universes >> which could be created, existed prior to the BB, or forever backward in >> time. That

Re: How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-27 Thread Philip Thrift
On Friday, September 27, 2019 at 10:43:28 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 26 Sep 2019, at 11:45, Philip Thrift > > wrote: > > > > On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 3:11:27 AM UTC-5, Quentin Anciaux wrote: >> >> >> >> Le jeu. 26 sept. 2019 à 09:41, Philip Thrift a >> écrit : >> >>> >>>

Re: How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-27 Thread John Clark
On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 10:59 AM Alan Grayson wrote: > *Not a plausible answer. It would mean that all possible universes which > could be created, existed prior to the BB, or forever backward in time. > That is, It assumes the universe "knows" in advance that some lab guy will > do a double slit

Re: How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-27 Thread Bruno Marchal
> On 27 Sep 2019, at 07:54, Bruce Kellett wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 3:43 PM Alan Grayson > wrote: > On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 7:04:42 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote: > On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 11:00 AM Stathis Papaioannou > > wrote: > On Thu, 26 Sep 2019

Re: How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-27 Thread Bruno Marchal
> On 26 Sep 2019, at 11:45, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > > On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 3:11:27 AM UTC-5, Quentin Anciaux wrote: > > > Le jeu. 26 sept. 2019 à 09:41, Philip Thrift > a écrit : > > > I have one question (for Carroll or Zurek): > > Suppose world W branches (in reality, n

Re: How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-26 Thread Bruce Kellett
On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 3:43 PM Alan Grayson wrote: > On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 7:04:42 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote: >> >> On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 11:00 AM Stathis Papaioannou >> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 at 22:02, Alan Grayson wrote: >>> No. I am just applying logic to a m

Re: How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-26 Thread Alan Grayson
On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 7:04:42 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 11:00 AM Stathis Papaioannou > wrote: > >> On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 at 22:02, Alan Grayson > > wrote: >> >>> >>> No. I am just applying logic to a model and showing it makes no sense -- >>> something those

Re: How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-26 Thread Bruce Kellett
On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 11:00 AM Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 at 22:02, Alan Grayson wrote: > >> >> No. I am just applying logic to a model and showing it makes no sense -- >> something those who disagree, strenuously avoid to maintain their >> illusions. AG >> > > There is n

Re: How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-26 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 at 22:02, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 12:53:30 PM UTC-6, stathisp wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 at 16:59, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 3:45:39 AM UTC-6, Philip Thrift wrote:

Re: How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-26 Thread Alan Grayson
On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 12:53:30 PM UTC-6, stathisp wrote: > > > > On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 at 16:59, Alan Grayson > wrote: > >> >> >> On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 3:45:39 AM UTC-6, Philip Thrift wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 3:11:27 AM UTC-5, Quentin Anci

Re: How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-26 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 at 16:59, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 3:45:39 AM UTC-6, Philip Thrift wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 3:11:27 AM UTC-5, Quentin Anciaux >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Le jeu. 26 sept. 2019 à 09:41, Philip Thrift a >>> écrit :

Re: How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-26 Thread Alan Grayson
On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 3:45:39 AM UTC-6, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > > On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 3:11:27 AM UTC-5, Quentin Anciaux wrote: >> >> >> >> Le jeu. 26 sept. 2019 à 09:41, Philip Thrift a >> écrit : >> >>> >>> >>> I have one question (for Carroll or Zurek): >>> >>>

Re: How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-26 Thread Philip Thrift
On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 4:45:39 AM UTC-5, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > > On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 3:11:27 AM UTC-5, Quentin Anciaux wrote: >> >> >> >> Le jeu. 26 sept. 2019 à 09:41, Philip Thrift a >> écrit : >> >>> >>> >>> I have one question (for Carroll or Zurek): >>> >>>

How much is too Many Worlds, is it just right?

2019-09-26 Thread Philip Thrift
On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 3:11:27 AM UTC-5, Quentin Anciaux wrote: > > > > Le jeu. 26 sept. 2019 à 09:41, Philip Thrift a > écrit : > >> >> >> I have one question (for Carroll or Zurek): >> >> Suppose world W branches *(in reality, not in "bookkeeping")* to worlds >> W0 and W1. >> >>