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Multiverse and Determinism Explained
- The multiverse posits deterministic branching universes where all possibilities occur but observers lack knowledge of which branch they inhabit. - Difficulty believing this reflects human common sense limits, not scientific validity.
Measure vs. Likelihood in Multiverse
- Strange possibilities in the multiverse don't imply equal probability; many are physically possible but have infinitesimal measure. - Understanding measure avoids rejecting realism of unlikely events for being astonishing.
Science Misunderstood, Not Insane
- Scientific theories challenging intuition aren't stupid or insane but often misunderstood. - Emotional dismissal reveals more about the critic than the theory itself.