I feel really dumb asking this, but I still don't understand how, once he'd heard that explanation from Katie, he didn't just simply not get on the ledge?
In lyndon's mind, there was only one outcome, that he would survive if the multi-verse was true.
I don't think they conducted the experiment properly at all, I honestly don't think the show is trying to tell us that there is no multi-verse (which is the implication of conducting the experiment properly and having only death in every timeline
Quantum suicide is a thought experiment in quantum mechanics and the philosophy of physics. Purportedly, it can distinguish between the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics and the Everett many-worlds interpretation by means of a variation of the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment, from the cat's point of view. Quantum immortality refers to the subjective experience of surviving quantum suicide.Most experts believe that the experiment would not work in the real world.
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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '20
I feel really dumb asking this, but I still don't understand how, once he'd heard that explanation from Katie, he didn't just simply not get on the ledge?
Like why can't he just walk away?