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Comment author: JoshuaZ 18 November 2011 07:32:23PM 1 point [-]

Well, but no one is disagreeing that quantum computers have access to non-classical resources. The problem is that explaining that by saying one has access to resources in other parts of the wavefunction creates the question "why do you only have a tiny bit of access" which about as large a question. It isn't at all clear that that's at all more satisfactory than simply saying that the actual laws of physics don't work as our intuition would expect them to.

Comment author: DanielLC 19 November 2011 01:20:11AM 3 points [-]

why do you only have a tiny bit of access

Because the effect of the waveform drops off quickly with distance.

MWI predicts that it should be difficult to use these resources. Classical physics predicts that it should be impossible. Ergo, the fact that they're difficult to access is evidence for MWI.