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The central thesis in this chapter is that the universe must be viewed as a quantum system not merely in its very early stages following the origin but at all scales and times. If this thesis is correct, we must adopt some new epistemological assumptions in the study of cosmology, or of the origin, history, and large-scale structure of the universe. As we have seen, the resolution of the observation problem in quantum physics required an understanding of the epistemological assumptions in the mind of the observer that are directly related to a proper interpretation of the results of experiments. This also applies in our view to the resolution of critical observation problems in contemporary cosmology examined before. The intent is to illustrate the manner in which classical assumptions have functioned as distorting lenses that conditioned our view of the origin and history of the cosmos in fundamental ways.
In the world of quantum physics, no phenomenon is a phenomenon until it is a recorded phenomenon.
John A. Wheeler
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Kafatos, M., Nadeau, R. (2000). The Emergence of a New Vision: The Unfolding Universe. In: The Conscious Universe. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1308-6_8
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