Axiom · Chain Position 35 of 346

OBSERVATION REQUIREMENT

Hebrews 11:3 unseen

Information requires observer to be actual (vs potential)

Scripture Bridge
Hebrews 11:3 unseen: The theological grounding for this concept.

Connections

Assumes

  • None

Enables

  • None
Mathematical Layer

Projection Postulate

Measurement of observable A on state |ψ⟩:

1. Expand: |ψ⟩ = Σᵢ cᵢ|aᵢ⟩ (eigenstates of A)

2. Probability: P(aᵢ) = |cᵢ|²

3. Collapse: |ψ⟩ → |aᵢ⟩ after outcome aᵢ

The non-unitary step: |ψ⟩ → |aᵢ⟩ is not unitary (it's a projection). This requires something outside the system—the observer.

Defeat Conditions

To Falsify This

  1. **Show information exists without observation** — Demonstrate actualized information with no observer at any level
  2. **Provide observer-free QM interpretation** — Make measurement work without consciousness
  3. **Explain double-slit without observer** — Why does which-path information change the pattern?
Cross-Domain Mappings
Domain Mapping
Physics Measurement Problem
Theology Witness theology
Consciousness Observer-dependent
Quantum Measurement problem
Scripture Hebrews 11:3 unseen
Evidence Double-slit, delayed choice
Information Info acquisition

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