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[โ€“] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

To clarify, "observer" in the double slit experiment has nothing to do with humans, or consciousness, or anything like that. It has to do with it interacting with something on the other side of the slit. This thing, that creates (or "observes") an interaction, collapses the waveform. A human can watch or not. It doesn't change the results of the experiment.

[โ€“] flora_explora@beehaw.org 2 points 2 days ago

Yes, I tried to communicate this difference, but didn't know how to