03-13-2006, 02:30 AM
Hi,
It is the same as finding fission products in a sample of uranium. We cannot say if a particular atom of uranium has fissioned or not without looking. But if we find the products, then we know the atom did indeed fission, and we know that it gave off energy when it did.
Not everything is totally weird, even given quantum theories.
-Pete
Rinnhart,Mar 12 2006, 04:39 PM Wrote:Doesn't observation define reality?Yep. And the hypothesis was that a tree did indeed fall -- possibly based on observation after the fact. The question was, "did it make a noise?" Since noise is simply the vibration of air molecules, the answer is unconditionally, "What a stupid question."
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It is the same as finding fission products in a sample of uranium. We cannot say if a particular atom of uranium has fissioned or not without looking. But if we find the products, then we know the atom did indeed fission, and we know that it gave off energy when it did.
Not everything is totally weird, even given quantum theories.
-Pete
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