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Hey Tom, an empty world may be theoretically possible. But consider this, even empty space (in reality) has energy. There are constantly antiparticles and particles being formed and destroyed in the void. This is on such a minute time scale, on average you wouldn't notice (and you would call it empty space). Schroedinger's cat is a thought experiment on the duality of something being a particle and a wave at the same time. To apply it literally is not so meaningful. A complex system (like a cat) requires statistical mechanics, a completely different set of rules than applying quantum mechanics to a single particle (err, wave). Let this be your lesson, about trying to bring something into a discussion about nothing. That would violate conservation of energy.

Hey Tom, an empty world may be theoretically possible. But consider this, even empty space (in reality) has energy. There are constantly antiparticles and particles being formed and destroyed in the void. This is on such a minute time scale, on average you wouldn't notice (and you would call it empty space). Schroedinger's cat is a thought experiment on the duality of something being a particle and a wave at the same time. To apply it literally is not so meaningful. A complex system (like a cat) requires statistical mechanics, a completely different set of rules than applying quantum mechanics to a single particle (err, wave). Let this be your lesson, about trying to bring something into a discussion about nothing. That would violate conservation of energy.