Quantum Suicide

#1 Third Contact

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Posted 01 April 2011 - 06:13 PM

I ran across this thought experiment a few years ago. The idea that the universe splits when there are two possible outcomes. It's not a new idea but I've been thinking a lot about it. Even made a film about it. have a look here www.thirdcontactmovie.com

#2 drus

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Posted 04 April 2011 - 02:29 PM

i had a similar idea over 15 yrs ago. i have always thought about this concept. very cool! it's nice to see i wasn't the only one thinking along these lines!

#3 Forever21

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Posted 04 April 2011 - 11:01 PM

What are you guys talking about?

Share the secrets.

#4 drus

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Posted 05 April 2011 - 07:57 PM

What are you guys talking about?

Share the secrets.

it puts a human twist on schrodinger's cat. if you understand the nature of the experiment, it has amazingly mind boggling and serious consequences for the nature of reality.

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 01:28 AM

It is based on several misconceptions. First, they assume the the unproved assumption that all branches of the quantum wave function are real, as opposed to being merely a device for calculating probabilities of outcomes as in the traditional interpretation. But there is no evidence or logical necessity for all the branches to be real. Then they claim that if you die in this branch there will be another branch in which you survive. This is the second misconception - even assuming all branches are real, there is no logical reason why you should not age and die in all branches. The third misconception is that you are immortal this way. What matters to you is that you age and die in this branch, what do you care if a copy of you in a different branch goes on - it would have nothing to do with you?

#6 Forever21

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Posted 06 April 2011 - 06:39 PM

So what should we do?

#7 Forever21

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Posted 12 April 2011 - 02:15 PM

#8 drus

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Posted 19 April 2011 - 04:04 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8E_zMLCRNg

LMAO!!!!

#9 A941

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Posted 23 April 2011 - 08:19 PM

Thats the Stuff Max tegmark wrote about some years ago.
Ill explain it in a simple way:
You sit at the bussines-end of a Machinegun which is triggered by a quantum proces, and the theorie says that you will survive every time cause after the split you go into the universe where you survived, that means you will live on and never die :-D

#10 7YearsStrong

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Posted 31 July 2012 - 12:52 AM

Fairly foolish.

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