# What are the ethical ramifications (if any) of Many Worlds theory?

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**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-ethical-ramifications-if-any-of-many-worlds-theory/847145/44 "2020-01-31T14:50:28Z")

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> [@KarlGauss](#):
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> Are not all human activities ultimately based on quantum processes and thus quantum indeterminacy as well?

> [@msmith537](#):
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> Pretty sure this statement doesn’t actually mean anything in real scientific terms.

Well, it was a question not a statement. And I do have another:

How do you define “real scientific terms”?

Me? I believe that much, and maybe all of physics (and mathematics) is, ultimately, philosophy. So, real scientific may not be “real” or “scientific”.

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