Abstract
Parallels are drawn between questions of after-life and questions in quantum gravity. On the basis of black hole physics and cosmology, it is argued that the classical General Relativity notion that “all observers are equal” must be qualified in a quantum theory. Various lines of reasoning suggest that only classical observers who are not trapped will play a role in the quantum theory of gravity. A possible experimental test of this hypothesis is also discussed.
Tanmay Vachaspati