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Re:Mysterious object is being dragged into the black hole at... by oneshtein on Saturday February 25, 2023 @09:57PM (#34942611)
Yeah, but is it left sock or right sock? Imagine, that you opened the suitcase, get the blue sock, put it on the left foot, then you discover that the RIGHT sock is missing, thus the RIGHT sock is at home. This information wasn't with you the whole time and was only determined at the moment of observation.
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Re:Mysterious object is being dragged into the black hole at... by chrisfosterelli on Sunday February 26, 2023 @11:22AM (#34946703)
Sure, but nothing about the state of the other sock changed, you just gave it a name. Similarly, every time we name a far away galaxy we don't break causality.
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