exiledbear (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} exiledbear) wrote,@ 2009-06-15 14:58:00 |
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The Schroedinger's Cat economy
http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/06/1
Schroedinger proposed a thought experiment where if you didn't examine the cat's condition, you could say the cat was both alive and dead, or that you just didn't know.
I suppose if you've bet on the cat still being alive, you might be tempted not to look inside, especially if you're stretched a bit financially from, say, a wild night in Vegas that involved, oh, I don't know - some coke and hookers. The hope that that cat is still alive would be most comforting.
Here comes a guy who says "Hey, let's open the box and look inside". Let's find out if the cat is dead or not. Something tells me that there are people who are going to oppose this...
http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/06/1
Schroedinger proposed a thought experiment where if you didn't examine the cat's condition, you could say the cat was both alive and dead, or that you just didn't know.
I suppose if you've bet on the cat still being alive, you might be tempted not to look inside, especially if you're stretched a bit financially from, say, a wild night in Vegas that involved, oh, I don't know - some coke and hookers. The hope that that cat is still alive would be most comforting.
Here comes a guy who says "Hey, let's open the box and look inside". Let's find out if the cat is dead or not. Something tells me that there are people who are going to oppose this...
