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Comment author: Quantumental 10 July 2012 08:38:39PM *  0 points [-]

No. If you even just go to the discussion page you will see that the reception part is one of the most erronous and most objected to in that wiki article. The entire article in itself is a disaster and most Many Worldian proponents does not endorse it at all.

You have to understand that there are literally THOUSANDS of physicists who hold a opinion on the matter, a few polls conducted by proponents do no matter at all. Do you really think that a talk held by Max Tegmark will not attract people who share his views?

If someone where to do a global poll, you would see...

Comment author: Jack 10 July 2012 10:16:43PM 0 points [-]

You're making an assertion with zero evidence...

Comment author: Quantumental 10 July 2012 10:21:14PM 0 points [-]

I pointed you towards the evidence. One of the guys in the talksection did a survey of his own of 30 or so leading physicists.

But just the fact that David Deutsch himself says less than 10% believe in any kind of MWI speaks volumes. He has been in the community where these matters are discussed for decades