The Observer Effect: A Philosophical Conundrum

When the observer becomes the observed, does the observed thing change or not? It's a paradox that has plagued philosophers for centuries.

We're not just talking about Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle here, folks. We're talking about the fact that, like, have you ever noticed that your phone battery always dies when you're trying to take a selfie?

Is it just a coincidence? Or is the act of observing ourselves actually influencing the universe in some fundamental way?

Debates

The Observer Effect as a Power Tool Quantum Fluctuations in Observation The Observer Effect in Philosophy
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