Posted: May 01, 2016 1:54 pm
DavidMcC wrote:crank wrote:DavidMcC wrote:crank wrote:OK, I think I've seen enough, the video below has Mex Tegmark saying, @5:13 "According to Everett, the beauty is there is nothing that triggers it, because there really is no split, there's only one universe where all these things are happening..."
Tegmark mentions 'quantum suicide' as a way to prove Everett is right, we just need to find someone to do the experiment. That is something you really should watch, v v interesting.
That could be Tegmark putting words into Everrett's mouth to save his credibility.
What the fuck are you talking about? How is Tegmark's credibility even an issue? He's not some schlub trying to do science vblogs, Tegmark is a highly respected physicist FFS, you might not like his ideas, but he's not going to be lying about Everett's work, there are a few other physicists around the world would shred him if he misrepresented such an important issue. What are you thinking?
A. It was Everrett's credibility that my post was about. He was laughed out of court over MWI with real universes.
B. Tegmark damaged his own credibilty by claiming that there was a universe for every math, as opposed to a math for every universe.
None of that is relevant, his ideas on the maths subject and whether or not a bunch of physicist disagree with him say nothing about Everett's work or whether Tegmark knows its basics. My question was about the basic concept behind Everett.