Uncertain Decisions and the Many-Minds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

The Monist 80 (1):97-117 (1997)
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Imagine you are faced with a quantum mechanical device which will display either H or T when it is operated. You know that the single-case probability, or chance, of H is 0.8, and the chance of T is 0.2.

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