English question

Both (1) and (2) can be used with the implication that he is still alive:

(1) He is dying.
(2) He is not dying.

In that instance, I'd like to know what the difference in nuance is between them.

I'm a researcher of English linguistics.

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NativePortlander1970 ·

Schrodenger's human?

SW-User

@NativePortlander1970 Definitely both at the same time.

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AccursedAlexander3 · 31-35, M

@NativePortlander1970 only if he’s in a box.

SW-User

@SW-User I read, for the hundreth tjme, the Schrodinger cat theory. Still don't get it. Oh, well, quantum theory is clearly not my thing.

NativePortlander1970 ·

@SW-User The funny thing is that here in the United States years ago, there was a game show called Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? Hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, my late Fiancee was a huge fan of the show, not for the Jeopardy style format, but for the kids, all real fifth grade kids. Strangely enough, Schrodenger's cat came up, as a third grade question, eight year olds are taught about it.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@NativePortlander1970 [quote]Schrodenger's cat came up, as a third grade question, eight year olds are taught about it.[/quote]
As a sometime physicist I have mixed feelings about teaching anyone about Schrödinger's cat. Many, perhaps most, descriptions use terms that are almost guaranteed to mislead the listener.