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this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2024
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Ugh, the stupid "observe means observed by a conscious being" thing again. Any* quantum interaction will cause a collapse of the wave function. No conscious observer is required. When you do the experiment in a closed box and just increase the temperature to make it more likely for air molecules to interact with the laser you will also get a slit pattern.
*not really any interaction, scientists actually still aren't sure what exactly constitutes a measurement, but we're pretty sure a human is not needed
Exactly. Or, you could just buy into "many worlds" and the idea that your brain and all the quantum particles that comprise it just join in on the laser beam's wave function. (That's an oversimplification but close enough)
Just like there's no reason to believe the earth is at the center of the solar system, there's no reason to believe that human consciousness is a fundamental part of quantum mechanics.
It's good to properly place our consciousness in the context of the rest of the universe and its physics. Still, it's a great use of this meme format