Re: Book preview: Theory of Nothing

From: Russell Standish <r.standish.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:57:44 +1000

On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 04:39:32PM -0400, Hal Ruhl wrote:
>
> OK, I too believe they are async. as my model would indicate. Do you
> believe they all have to "run" [be observed?] or can some never be?
>
> Hal Ruhl
>

Obviously, there are worlds in the Multiverse that are not
observed. These clearly have a different ontological status to the
observed ones. As to whether these non-observed worlds exist or not is
probably a meaningless question - one can argue the toss either way
according to one's preference. It is equivalent to the old
philoshophical rubric about the tree falling in the forest...

Cheers

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