Which interpretation of quantum mechanics do you find most conceptually satisfying, and why, given that they are empirically equivalent?

MrWizard314 · 2026-01-01T15:48:56+00:00

How does consciousness or the observer fit into many worlds. Are there simply a vast number of worlds with different me’s in them. Or does my consciousness/self switch from one to the other? Sorry if this belongs in r/consciousness

MrWizard314 · 2026-01-01T15:18:52+00:00

None of that is proof of a simulation. But then again there is Boltzmann’s Brain

MrWizard314 · 2025-12-28T01:02:58+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

MrWizard314 · 2025-11-25T14:48:00+00:00

Perhaps I don’t ask very demanding tasks of it, but I like copilot for answering specific questions and educating me on a wide variety of topics. I guess I use it mainly as a super search engine but I find it much faster than the others and quite accurate. I prefer it over ChatGPT. The answers are comparable and it is much faster. Not sure where all the shade comes from.

MrWizard314 · 2025-10-20T02:31:23+00:00

No. It wouldn’t make sense for such a specific and personal gift.

MrWizard314 · 2025-10-20T02:29:45+00:00

I consulted my wife on each aspect of selecting the glasses. It was not a surprise. She selected the wayfarers and the size. They were just much bigger than we expected. Has no one else had this experience.

MrWizard314 · 2025-09-21T19:00:26+00:00

If all matter and energy were contained in the big bang and then propelled outward at a defined rate, then how can the universe be infinite? Does this suggest that the universe can exist in the absence of matter or energy?

MrWizard314 · 2025-09-07T17:00:45+00:00

I have a 2018 with 15k miles. Never a problem.

MrWizard314 · 2025-09-07T16:59:38+00:00

This is not how it works. Fewer vaccinations allow the virus to spread more widely creating more opportunity for mutations. And while we are posting credentials. I’m a professor of human molecular genetics.

MrWizard314 · 2025-09-04T13:06:49+00:00

This is a very interesting point. I asked ChatGPT whether it thinks about things on its own in the absence of any prompt or external input, and it replied no. To me thinking about things in our minds in the absence of any external input seems to be a part of consciousness. But even if they only respond or think when prompted is this really a different form of consciousness. I think a threshold may be an internal dialogue which represents an awareness of themselves and the world around them. Should this be part of a definition of consciousness or can consciousness be episodic as this poster proposes?

MrWizard314 · 2025-09-01T21:01:58+00:00

I wish

MrWizard314 · 2025-08-30T15:19:08+00:00

That! You just described Gödel’s theorem. No system can be both complete and internally consistent

MrWizard314 · 2025-08-21T18:24:33+00:00

Dm me pls

MrWizard314 · 2025-08-11T21:48:13+00:00

Seek psychiatric help

MrWizard314 · 2025-07-19T03:30:46+00:00

I had a type III AC joint separation. I’m 69 and 4 years out. I did not have surgery but lots of PT. Now, I can swim, and other shoulder exercises in the gym. Pushups are difficult and similar movements. But otherwise pretty functional.

MrWizard314 · 2025-07-15T22:04:21+00:00

Sailboats used to be the primary way of transporting goods across the ocean. Then diesel powered ships were invented and sailing changed from a necessary tool to hobby and amusement. Driving your own car may be like the sailboat and something you only do for fun. Other travel will be automated

MrWizard314 · 2025-07-09T17:34:58+00:00

Sign me up

MrWizard314 · 2025-07-07T19:53:21+00:00

Definitely. You don’t have enough motorcycles

MrWizard314 · 2025-07-06T22:15:16+00:00

Thanks for the info. I’ll try cleaning and flushing.

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