| kevin the wiiite said: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse#Level_III:_Many-worlds_interpretation_of_quantum_mechanics I have a very clear understanding of the Many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics thank you very much, and I don't need bold to point it out. What I'm saying is that provided this very mainstream interpretation of quantum physics is true at one point a "coin was tossed", splitting up two groups of universes, those with and those without a God. This universe could either be in the group with or without God. Have fun finding out. And don't tell me you've never doubted being an atheist, cuz I've doubted God enough times in my life and all I have to risk by believing in him is that when I die I cease to exist. |
No, you don't have a very clear understanding of it, apparently.
First of all, it's far from a very mainstream interpretation of quantum mechanics among physicists. It's a very high level speculation with little practical consequences on their everyday work, and not very interesting in a scientific sense because it can't be falsified as far as we know. Most physicists don't care about it, actually.
Second, it doesn't state that everything you can imagine must exist in some parallel universe, let alone in 50% of them. It merely states that every time there are different physically possible outcomes of a quantum reduction process, each comes true in a branched universe. Note the physically possible bit: even in this speculation, none of the branched universes will ever contain an event that is against its physical laws.
As for the last paragraph: faith as risk assessment, really? Pascal's wager is logically silly, because there is no greater chance of there being a benevolent, demanding god asking for you to live in faith, than a malevolent, rationalist one that will punish all believers and exhalt the atheists :)
