From: Gary Collins (gwcollins@algol.co.uk)
Date: Tue Jul 08 2003 - 03:53:53 EDT
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Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 19:19:10 -0700
From: <richard@biblewheel.com>
Subject: RE: Predeterminism and parallel universes
A question...
1) Lets assume the validity of the assumption and look at all possible =
states from a macroscopic viewpoint as suggested. Now lets connect this =
with reality. Pick up an object - any object. How many rotational =
orientations relative to you are possible for that one object? The =
answer is infinity - you can rotate it through any angle you choose. =
Each one of these orientations must correspond to at least one distinct =
quantum state which means that the number of posible quantum states for =
just the room I'm sitting in must be infinite. I think this argument is =
conclusive.
Q2) Is this not an assumption? I remember reading somewhere (don't ask
me where now!!!) that space itself might be quantized; i.e. that there might
be a minimum quantum length. Might this not also apply to angular measure?
If so, again, it would alter the answer numerically but maybe not in principle.
Same may possibly apply to your (2), (3) and (4) (which I have trimmed out)
- or no?
/Gary
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