> On 29 Sep 2002 18:12:59 -0700, vgopa
...@rediffmail.com (V.Gopal)
> wrote:
> have
> come around to the point of view that wave functions are complete
> descriptions of the universe with no indeterminancy. The problem is
> explaining *collapse* which occurs when elements not included in the
> representation interact with the represented part. Decoherence vs
> entanglement. Everett's many-worlds theory or its successor, Deutsch's
> Multiverse concept is grudgingly admitted, even by its critics as the
> only game in town that explains why unpredictable outcomes are
> observed. The only other answer is the positivist's approach *don't
> ask--if it works: shut-up and read your meter"
The positivists are usually more concerned with: