[ExI] Many Minds as an alternative to Many Worlds Quantum Reality

[Jason Resch]

I would say that many-worlds is "closer to the truth" than Copenhagen, and
that many-minds is "closer to the truth" than many-worlds, but also that
many-minds is incomplete, and not the final answer. It kicks up other
questions of its own that motivate further exploration:

1. What is the source of all these minds
2. Why do these minds have the statistical distribution they have
3. Why are the laws concerning the distribution quantum mechanical
4. Why is there an interference effect (why complex/imaginary numbers seem
to be involved)

I believe there is a more fundamental reality and truth concerning it yet
to be discovered, but there are many promising paths being explored in this
space, as an example:

https://arxiv.org/abs/1712.01826

I cite 65 other similar papers in this AI-written research survey:

https://zenodo.org/records/19474213

Jason

On Wed, May 6, 2026, 7:11 AM BillK via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Many minds, not many worlds, constitute quantum reality
> The view from nowhere is leading quantum physics astray
> 5th May 2026 Nadia Blackshaw
>
> <
> https://iai.tv/articles/many-minds-not-many-worlds-constitute-quantum-reality-auid-3565?_auid=2020
> >
> Quote:
> A century after the birth of quantum mechanics, many are still puzzled
> by the idea that Schrödinger’s cat is simultaneously alive and dead.
> The mystery drives some of our most prominent physicists to embrace
> the bizarre idea that reality constantly splits into a near infinity
> of parallel worlds, of which ours is just one. Philosopher of physics
> Nadia Blackshaw argues that this “many worlds” interpretation goes
> wrong not only in its extravagant multiplying of entities, but in its
> attempt to adopt a “view from nowhere,” describing reality from no
> particular perspective. She proposes instead a “many minds”
> interpretation, in which the cat is alive from one perspective and
> dead from another. It’s time physics took conscious perspectives
> seriously.
> -----------------
>
> I asked Gemini to produce a Deep Research Report.
> This is a long and detailed response.
> Research Report here: <https://gemini.google.com/share/614d6a6473e1>
> Conclusion:
> The resolution of the measurement problem may ultimately require us to
> accept that reality is not a singular, objective landscape, but a
> complex tapestry of perspectives. Whether we characterize this as a
> multiverse of worlds or a multiplicity of minds, the lesson of
> Everettian quantum mechanics is that the world is far more expansive
> than our singular experiences suggest.
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>
> BillK
>
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