> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.isaacbowen.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2025/10/09/copenhagen.md). # copenhagen the copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics doesn't work for me - specifically at the bit where it rejects counterfactual definiteness. (I know I'm not alone in this camp, just gotta articulate my own specific posture.) from where you and I are standing, we *can* make definite statements about the unknown and its presence/behavior, without defining the contents of the unknown. we define *the way knowables emerge from the unknown*. we're looking at ontology and epistemology from a different angle here. copenhagen throws the relational baby out with the definitional bathwater, and the baby has .. well, you know how parents can understand their own kid's babel-babble? *** see also (with moon-related apologies to einstein): [footfall](/2025/10/07/footfall.md) --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.isaacbowen.com/2025/10/09/copenhagen.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.