From Sam Edge, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK
Your article on “the pluriverse” was interesting, but I’m not convinced. In particular, if Qbists and enactivists propose that the universe arises as a result of all the living or agentic observers in it, the question then is: what was going on before there were any? The article hints at extending the scope of agency to pre- and maybe even non-biotic entities to deal with this, but then we’re in a very fuzzy place bordering on paganism or shamanism, where everything – trees, rocks, rivers, stars – has its own agency or genius loci. At this point, “observer” loses all meaning, and so provides no testable utility.
