John Clark wrote:
> > If you consider a random source vs. a intelligent agent
> > within the MWI you may think that "worlds split" with
> > greater homogeneity for the intelligent agent
>
> The great advantage the many Worlds Interpretation has over
> other ideas is you don't have to define what intelligence
> is or what an observer is. If true then September 11 was no
> different from any other day, the universe split an
> astronomical number of times just as it does on every day.
Yes, of course. However, what I'm suggesting is that your subjective
state[*] when reacting to a significant event will be identical across a
larger percentage of worlds than it would when reacting to a less
significant event. A less significant event, in which your reaction is less
*obvious*, might be more open to perturbation from outside (that is, outside
of those things that make up your subjective state) influences - i.e., some
external force might cause you to react differently to the event. Since the
percentage of worlds in which your subjective state is identical is higher,
you are "spread" further across the multiverse and you should therefore
expect a greater probability of finding an anomalous reading from a random
source because you have a greater number of potential samples.
[* Basically, just all those things that define your subjective
point-of-view. I assume it to be discrete.]
BM
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