• psud@aussie.zone
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    4 months ago

    It also implies a person observing, and physics was happening for billions of years before there was anything remotely fitting the description “observer”

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        4 months ago

        I mean the word’s common meaning. I understand the physics use of the word is not the same as the common word, that’s my point. The use of the word has caused enormous confusion with even some physicists claiming that human observers matter (presumably to reinforce religious beliefs)