quantum mechanics: Kastner\'s brilliant blog (Introduction)

by rekastner , Friday, July 19, 2013, 20:11 (4146 days ago) @ dhw

Regarding "But once we take the line that non-actualized potentials are real, ANY actualization can be viewed as a pointer to other realities."- Well this is all constrained by our best scientific theories and how well they work. And it depends what you mean by 'sctualization'. An 'actualization' in PTI is a specific thing -- the product of an actualized transaction. The latter is simply one component of a single reality, not a whole new reality. - The unactualized possibilities in PTI are very specific physical things -- whose existence could be detected (even if indirectly), not mere thoughts or imaginings. So I don't see a 'slippery slope' problem that you seem to be arguing for here.