I guess I’ve always been confused by the Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Physics and the fact that it’s taken seriously. Like is there any proof at all that universes outside of our own exist?

I admit that I might be dumb, but, how does one look at atoms and say “My God! There must be many worlds than just our one?”

I just never understood how Many Worlds Interpretation was valid, with my, admittedly limited understanding, it just seemed to be a wild guess no more strange than a lot things we consider too outlandish to humor.

  • SheeEttin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    9 days ago

    I’m not sure that there is proof. But there are quantum effects like wave function collapse, what a wave or particle seems to exist in multiple ways until measured.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 days ago

      That’s kind of out dated…

      Like, physics has been fucking crazy the past couple years.

      It looks more like the right answer is “both” these days.

      Like, the OG double slit experiment was 1801, we just did a new using individuals atoms as slits and individual photons, with measurements taking only a millionith of a second.

      Old experiments just didn’t have the mechanisms for further testing.

      It’s like that time we “proved” that a body takes action before the brain sends instructions, and really we’re just rationalizing things the body does autonomously… Which, was really fucking huge.

      Then we realized that we just didn’t have the tech to measure it, and while the brain will rationalize actions, that’s not what’s happening 24/7.

      The problem is there’s constantly new discoveries with this shit, but most people just stick with a simplified version they learned in science class.