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What is an observer? (fedia.io)

submitted 7 months ago by BlueberryAlice@fedia.io to c/philosophy@lemmy.world

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What is an observer?

We have long assumed
that “an observer observes the world.”

But what if—

observation itself is not something we do,
but something that only appears
when certain conditions are met?

Two independent systems
align only at specific moments.

Yet this alignment cannot be explained
by causality, correlation, or measurement.

So who is observing?

Or rather—

does the observer emerge
only when observation becomes possible?

What do you think about this perspective?

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[–] youcantreadthis 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

What is 'observing'? Building an abstracted model based in things that imply the thing, like reflected photons?

[–] BlueberryAlice@fedia.io [S] 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I think that’s a really sharp perspective — I’ve honestly never met someone who sees it quite like that.

It actually feels very close to the viewpoint developed in a paper I’ve been working with.

There’s a version of this idea that’s been a bit more structurally organized, so if you’re interested, feel free to take a quick look.

This is a short video.

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