Schrödinger’s A.I. Could Test the Foundations of Reality

A very good summary of where we're at today.

I've read a previous book by Robert Lanza, and although I have some criticisms of style and presentation I believe he is basically correct - consciousness is fundamental.

I don't like the term "biocentrism"; it's easily misinterpreted to imply that chemistry, rather than consciousness, is at the center. Just by asking the common question, "how does the brain give rise to consciousness?", we show that we've assumed our conclusion. Our consciousness is associated with brain activities; but I think causality flows in the other direction.

Logic alone leads us to the same place George Berkeley arrived at long ago: the words "matter" and "physical" add nothing to the description of reality. In fact, they have no non-circular definitions - literally, no meaning. What are quarks made of, other than observations - what is "quark stuff"?

It is helpful to recognize that an outcome or result is a new abstract entity being formed, that can be memorized or recorded. It is not the object, Consider a dice roll. The outcome could be 6. but 6 is just shown by one object is still 6 sided. there has been a choice only to consider the upper face.

Schrodinger's cat: existing cat interacts with its existing environment leading to condition of existing cat. Modelled as both outcomes that might be observed although the existing cat can not be both observation products i.e. a seen live cat and seen dead cat. Because either observation product is only formed at observation. The wave function is not a premeasurement cat but an amalgamation of future possibilities oof what might be observed.

There is still an existing animal when a singular observation product is formed and the abstract entity, it's state is noted. Friend outside doesn't have their own observation product or noted state, so the wave function representing what might in the future be observed is still relevant. What might be observed but is not yet actually an observation is different from the actual existing cat , alive or dead

This relies on there being object permeance. that is objects that exist existing even if not seen or measured.

"Wikipedia: "In quantum mechanics, the measurement problem is the problem of how, or whether, wave function collapse occurs."

There is no existing state prior to measurement. There is no relation with the measurement apparatus that can give a singular 'measured this way' outcome. This had been widely i interpreted as meaning it is not something actual, rather than lacks a relative to specific observer viewpoint or measurement process. In place of what there is, until we have a singular description, is consideration of the liklihood of finding different outcomes when measurement takes place . These outcomes do not yet exist as they can only be formed when the measured object and measuring apparatus relation happens.so pre measurement there is contemplation of one future outcome that will be actualized and other outcomes that are just imaginary; unless using the Many worlds theory. This is therefore not something real.

I said not real as in not existing physically because it is partly pertaining to the future and partly imaginary. i have previously thought that the wave function is no longer relevant when measurement happens wrongly thinking it represents the object . Its actually what might be the outcome. The outcome should be regarded as a ew abstract entity that can be 'in mind ', written on paper, memorized, recorded by a device .Having acquired that score like outcome, the wave function that was in use premeasurement is no longer relevant. Measurement is not bringing objects inti existence but new score like abstract entities are being introduced.

The existing unseen, unmeasured object can still exist (in absolute relation to everything else existing locally). Object permeance is relevant.

That should say Object permanence is relevant.

I also meant to write- a new abstract entity-

I like to ask if you will kindly take a look at the discussion of my paper now called "Metaphysics Alteration and Exploring the Relationships Between Existing, Probability and Measurement Outcomes; Consequence for Ideas About Entanglement and Restoring Causality"over on viXra. https://vixra.org/abs/2301.0068

Link to abstract and discussion Link works, i tried it.

The response to my writing it has not been positive but it has given me the opportunity to defend my reasoning and address their specific theory and experimental results based objections. I think I will post my thoughts about the measurement problem I posted on this site over in the discussion there to see if there is any response

First a little reiteration because its best considered together.

A wave function is not physically real being a pre-measurement superposition of ;what will be the outcome after the measuring process has happened and imagined outcomes that will not come to be. It does not collapse causing the definite state object to come into being. It is replaced with a new abstract entity, which is a score like outcome. The outcome 'score' can be recorded in different ways, be held in mind (thought) or memorized. The object after measurement is a different entity from the abstract score like outcome. When the replacement is done the wave function is no longer relevant. What might be is replaced by what is known to be. What is before the knowledge is acquired and part of mental awareness or stored for future access is another matter. There will be temporal delay between the physical 'measurement' interaction happening and registering of a detection. Thinking of Schrödinger's cat, the cat and poison interaction can have happened some time before opening the box but until the box is opened what might be found (to be found and imagined will not be found) is still relevant. Keeping in mind the wave function is not the animal.