From: helbig@asclothestro.multivax.de   
      
   In article <43e06192-3f95-4626-add0-9c7a737a3a8e@googlegroups.com>,   
   Nicolaas Vroom  writes:   
      
   > The subject of the article is a new version of the Erwin Schrödinger's cat   
   > thought experiment   
      
   > What have human observations to do with the physical state of any process.   
   > Specific what have human observations to do with the half-life of a radio   
   > active process?   
      
   > Ofcourse you can claim that before you look at the counter, the counter   
   > is in a set of states simultaneous (like both dead and alive) but   
   > that is of no physical significance.   
      
   Note that Schrodinger proposed this experiment precisely in order to   
   demonstrate the absurd conclusions which the Copenhagen interpretation   
   leads to.  At least some other interpretations of quantum mechanics seem   
   more sensible to me.   
      
   I'll leave others to answer your other questions.   
      
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