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Originally Posted by Pazuzu View Post
Nope, it's more basic than that. QM is a purely linear theory, and the world had non-linear things. You cannot make a non-linear universe from a linear theory.

Mathematically, it fails at step 1. If you ignore that, it's a very interesting thing...it qualifies as a theory, and a strong one at that. It's elegant, makes sense, purports to explain everything...it's great!

Except for that little linear/nonlinear issue
IIRC, there have been a number of attempts to include non-linear operations in QM but I see your point. Kind of like GR and black holes.
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