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Old 03-26-2004, 07:51 AM   #16 (permalink)
Yakk
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Originally posted by noahfor
I'm not talking about quatum mechanics at all. This is all about subjectivity and objectivity, and what existence is.
I was using QM to generate an example.

An interpritation of QM puts forward the possiblity of entire universes that where once connected to ours that are now utterly disconnected from ours. It is convienient to view them as 'still' 'existing' even if there is no way to verify their existance, because it makes some math easier.

Simularly, it is convienient to believe the univese outside my room still exists when I close the door, dispite a complete lack of evidence. It makes my model of the universe simpler.

You don't know, and I claim I don't know, if I know the absolute truth. If you want a claim of absolute truth, sorry, I don't plan on giving one. Find another oracle.

In a less low level conversation about exitance, I would claim that it does exist, because the more precice language is awkward to use. But when you are trying to iron out what exactly you mean by exist, I figure one should be pedantic.
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