Many Worlds Is Still Not the Consensus View for the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

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Many worlds is still not the consensus view for the foundations of quantum mechanics. There's an obvious way to go wrong if we think we know already what our observations and experiences are, he says. The fundamental structure of reality suggested by many worlds is so different from the world we observe that it's perfectly okay to be cautious about it.

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