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Re:Quantum Darwinism, an Idea to Explain Objective Reality, ... by thelazydogsback on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @05:15PM (#20519803)
> possible only because pointer states of quantum objects exist

I knew it was pointers! So observation is the universe's GC? I feel better knowing that life is here at least to collapse enough wave functions to keep things humming along nicely. (Ever wake up and feel that you must have been stopped-and-copied over the night??)

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Re:Quantum Darwinism, an Idea to Explain Objective Reality, ... by KevinCarbonara on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @05:22PM (#20519879)
I know this is a joke, but QD specifically excludes the requirement of a living observer.
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