I guess I’ve always been confused by the Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Physics and the fact that it’s taken seriously. Like is there any proof at all that universes outside of our own exist?
I admit that I might be dumb, but, how does one look at atoms and say “My God! There must be many worlds than just our one?”
I just never understood how Many Worlds Interpretation was valid, with my, admittedly limited understanding, it just seemed to be a wild guess no more strange than a lot things we consider too outlandish to humor.
Crackpots seem to fundamentally misunderstand how science works, and mistake a hunch (maybe the photon has just been absorbed somehow, or it’s like friction somehow) for a discovery. They also seem to think everyone else who’s looked at a problem is stupid. In both cases, I kind of get it, because there’s cultural forces promoting that - we’re told you’re allowed to believe whatever you want about metaphysics without needing to support it, and we’re told that certain individuals can see a persistent problem and come up with a billion dollar idea to solve it all on their own.
Hopefully I’m not breaking any rules by guessing a diagnosis here.