According to quantum mechanics, if there was no one to observe at the Big Bang moment, the collapse of Schrödinger's probability wave into a real Big Bang would not have been possible.
Could the above be considered as a "solid" quantum mechanical proof for the existence of (at least one) God?
R.S.
Dear Ramzi Suleiman
The question is, if it were shown to you that the only thing necessary for the universe and the dimensions to exist is energy (defined in its classical form as the ability to create movement). Would you still believe in gods?
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No; because the statement doesn't have anything to do with the Big Bang-it holds for anything (it suffices to replace ``Big Bang'' with any event). However it is wrong, because it assumes a specific outcome of the observation, and a specific observer; whereas the ``collapse of the wavefunction'' can occur on any eigenstate of any measuring apparatus. It doesn't require any observer with specific properties-especially if these aren't spelled out in advance!
What the ``collapse of the wavefunction'' simply means is that the system interacts with another system, that's all.
My sentence was meant as a joke. My intention was to show the absurdity of the assumptions of quantum mechanics. My view is that things exist and processes take place regardless of whether they are observed or not. However, to follow the thread suggested by Sergio, I would ask: with what exactly did the ultra dense matter which existed before the big bang interacted prior to its collapse? and what exactly does the "collapse of the probability wave function" means in PHYSICAL TERMS? The term "collapse" is not enough. I ask what does it mean in physical terms.
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