[ExI] teachers

[Adrian Tymes]

On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 1:07 PM efc--- via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Based on my own reading, inspired by this thread, it seems to me as if
> all interpretations of quantum mechanics at the moment, are
> unfalsifiable. Especially when talking about empirical proof, and being
> able to make testable predictions, and being able to be verified by
> others.
>
> That might change in the future as we learn more, but so far, that seems
> at least to be my conclusion.
>

It is mostly mine too - with the caveat that I believe there have been some
interpretations that have been falsified.  But the present common ones are
beyond that (which is why they are still around).


> When it comes to superdeterminism, far back in this thread, it needed
> hidden variables that per definition would always be hidden, and when it
> comes to MWI, it postulates separate universes beyond our (current)
> scope, and thus are not falsifiable.
>

Yep.  Hidden variables don't necessarily not exist, they're just hidden.
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