Some theories are more explanatory than others, and in different senses. Vincent ome says science should always strive for explaining the underlying mechanisms of the world at different scales. Is that even possible for the quantum world? Or should we just take the equation as a starting point and not ask what is underlying these equations? For instance, the many worlds theory is deduced from the quanta mechanics equations, but it does not explain the mechanism by which the universe splits or does it?
Welcome to the June 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! We are inaugurating a slightly different publication schedule, in which these monthly AMA will take the place of one of the regular Monday episodes, rather than being in addition to all of them. A slight tweak that will hopefully make my obligations a little more manageable.
These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). I take the large number of questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable size — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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