Multiverse and possible worlds.
Leibniz introduced the concept of possible worlds. Though he talks about possible worlds in terms of the infinite worlds God chose from, it is clear he meant the term more universally. As current theory of multiple worlds in quantum physics goes, different possibilities for the universe exist simultaneously.
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Yes, and?
But the initial state of the universe is unique in this picture. The MWI was introduced to ensure unitarity in QM, during an interaction, which is just a mathematical necessity imposed on the world which doesn't have to hold physically. It's conceivable that a wavefunction collapses non-unitarily in a different interpretation of the wavefunction collapse.
Infinitely many inital worlds are not contained in this MWI.
And monads.
I don't believe in possible worlds. I believe in Toity worlds. Have you read Toity Worlds by Prof. Boule Sheet?
Prof. Sheet distinguishes between two kinds of truth: hoity truths and toity truths.
What's a toity truth? Well, a toity truth, Prof. Sheet tells us, is a truth that is true in at least one toity world.
What's a hoity truth? A hoity truth is a truth that is true in 'all' toity worlds.
What's a toity world? Well, it's just a device to make clearer what a toity truth is.
Interesting.
When I was 8 old I found this to be funny. Not since then.
It's refreshing that, having assumed all avenues of original philosophical exploration had been traveled, something novel and appealing bubbles up from spilled beer at the local bar. :strong:
If you don't like philosophy, try posting on a chit chat site.
Now, what do you understand a possible world to be? And can you distinguish one from a toity world?
Goodbye.
Come on - what's a possible world and how is one different from a toity world?
The logical structure itself is made by us. In one side, we have a world or "universe" and, in the other side, we the humans make an order to live on those structures. We do not really know yet how many x universes or worlds exist with our same logical structure. I think this is due to that the term "logic" is something we created. The universe exists itself, "it" doesn't care about how many logic worlds are on it
I have to admit, you got humour! :lol:
They are worlds apart.
Small minds think small thoughts.
Did you peruse the links to SEP articles on each?
What about them? Can't monads exist in many worlds? Nomads travel between them. Monads stay in one.
One is not immortal in the MWI. At one branching point one encounters a superposition of death. The so-called death collapse.
Nomads?
Stop misquoting me. It is wrong.
Nomads travel from world to world, like the Roma on that beautiful painting of van Gogh. What color, light and atmosphere! Monads, on the other hand, are stuck in a category, in one world. If there are many parallel worlds, like in the MWI, what determines you find yourself in this particular one? Which is only particular in the context of the others. How can we ever know there are other worlds?