Observational Selection Effects in Quantum Cosmology

Understand

Scientific theories need to be testable by observations, say using Bayes' theorem.

• A complete theory needs at least the three parts of dynamical laws for specified physical variables, the correct solution of the dynamical laws (boundary conditions), and the connection with observations or experience or conscious perceptions (laws of psycho-physical parallelism).
• Principles are proposed for Bayesian meta-theories.
• One framework that obeys these principles is Sensible Quantum Mechanics (SQM), which is discussed.