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One experiment before three theories

2300The deep futureDeadline · 5 years until the only observation window

Civilisational assumption

All people, institutions, events, figures, and future technologies in every issue are a synthetic premise. Background documents are sources for topic discovery and are not evidence of future facts or probabilities.

The question to decide

Three theories fit every observation so far but describe the far future of the universe differently, and there is even a claim that the act of measurement changes the meaning of the outcome. With only one experimental opportunity, where should resources go: on measurements that expose the difference in predictions, or on recording the measurement process itself? Should we risk losing the opportunity and wait for the next generation's methods?

Who decidesJoint observation resource council

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The options

The order shown is not a ranking of preference.

  1. Option 1

    Measure the largest predictive difference

    Gains the possibility of distinguishing the theories but concentrates resources on equipment failure.

  2. Option 2

    Record the measurement process itself in multiple ways

    Leaves room for interpretation but lowers the resolution of the target phenomenon.

  3. Option 3

    Preserve the observation window and pass it to later generations

    Waits for a new method, but the opportunity may not come again.

The situation as it stands

Three theories match every observation so far but explain the far future of the universe differently. Decision deadline: 5 years until the only observation window.

Fictional Interstellar Science Community

  1. Premise 1Three theories match every observation so far but explain the far future of the universe differently.
  2. Premise 2An opportunity to approach a celestial body has arisen that allows only a single experiment.
  3. Premise 3Supporters of one theory claim that the act of measurement itself changes the meaning of the result.

Where it holdsDetermines the use of shared exploration resources. Cannot forcibly unify the participating civilizations' views of truth.

What is still unknown

  1. Unknown 1Errors in the observational premises each theory shares
  2. Unknown 2A way to translate the meaning of the records after the experiment

Signals to decide again

  • Decide what observation, responsible party, and confirmation window will establish 'errors in the observational premises each theory shares', and re-judge when a new confirmation changes the trade-off between the options.
  • Decide what observation, responsible party, and confirmation window will establish 'a way to translate the meaning of the records after the experiment', and re-judge when a new confirmation changes the trade-off between the options.
Where the paths partNot answers — paths that part from the same starting point
Independent branch 1 · synthetic event

A peripheral phenomenon that none of the three theories can explain is observed first.

Independent branch 2 · synthetic event

Another community presents the results of a low-resolution independent experiment.

Material and rootsThe frame, the values and the background documents
symbolic and interpretive frame · Icarus

Does the expectation of achievement change how limits are observed?

An exploratory perspective chosen by the creator. Does not claim supernatural validity or the superiority of any particular option.
Values and norms

The benefits and costs of the options accrue to different stakeholders. Which loss to accept remains undecided.

A subject for the decision-maker to argue over; the materials carry no conclusion of their own.
The record of this question
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FSP-SCIENCE-06 · version 1.2.0
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