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In article <Dec.11.20.57.12.1992.6704@ruhets.rutgers.edu> bweiner@ruhets.rutgers.edu (Benjamin Weiner) writes:
>mcirvin@husc8.harvard.edu (Matt McIrvin) writes:
>
>>mkagalen@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu (michael kagalenko) writes:
>>>["many worlds" interpretation lacks]
>>> ... originality as well. I've read the story (by Marquez, I believe), 
>>>where this idea was presented in an interesting way.
>
>>Jorge Luis Borges, perhaps?  I think it was called "The Garden of 
>>Forking Paths."
Yes, surely, sorry, too bad mistake :->

>
>>Olaf Stapledon describes a similar idea quite casually near the end
>>of "Star Maker."
>
>Do you know, I've read "The Garden of Forking Paths" many times, the 
>first long before I knew any quantum, and I never made the association
>between it and the "many worlds" bastardization.  Now every time I read
>that story, I'm going to think of that idiocy.  I wish you hadn't
>pointed this out.

Too late - try another universe, where it wasn't pointed out.