I think that a cat knows its alive, it just doesn't waste time thinking about it as much as we do, and asking questions about its meaning.
But it's still aware, and can tell the difference between life and death in other mammals.
I know I'm alive (unless of course I am not), but that's not to say I'd know if I were dead.
I think that if the experimenter got into the box, the eigenstate collapses. If he grabs the nearest schoolgirl and shoves her in without any knowledge of the point of the experiment nor means to communicate with the outside world, I'm going to have to vote for the eigenstate on this one.
However, the fucking tree made fucking noise when it fucking fell. What sort of nonsense question is that.
I don't know.
Correct!
Good, because I wasn't sure.
However, the fucking tree made fucking noise when it fucking fell. What sort of nonsense question is that.
I just choked on my protein bar.
Hi, Nilly! Long time no "see"!
Decoherence makes the cat question moot.
However, the fucking tree made fucking noise when it fucking fell. What sort of nonsense question is that.
But do wave-like vibrations in air count as sound if they do not interact with a living creature's auditory receptors?
Wikipedia says:
Decoherence does not provide a mechanism for the actual wave function collapse; rather it provides a mechanism for the appearance of wavefunction collapse.
I just don't know if that contradicts what you said.
But do wave-like vibrations in air count as sound if they do not interact with a living creature's auditory receptors?
First off, this is as likely as the stupid spherical cow. What sort of ecosystem is that? Accepting as posited, I'm okay with light existing where no one can see it, and the same goes for smells unsmelt and tastes untasted. What makes sound so special? It's just vibrations in a medium. Exists whether it's perceived or not.
I think you're now officially the least existential person ever.
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