RE: Digest for everything-list@googlegroups.com - 6 Messages in 2 Topics

2010-07-17 Thread Mark Buda
Fred Hoyle suggested the idea of quantum suicide for a civilisation in “October the 1st is too late” written around 1964 I think. That’s the first occurrence I know of it. Thank you. I just read it. I am now more convinced than ever that I have the right idea. I've figured out the links

RE: Digest for everything-list@googlegroups.com - 6 Messages in 2 Topics

2010-07-17 Thread Mark Buda
Fred Hoyle suggested the idea of quantum suicide for a civilisation in “October the 1st is too late” written around 1964 I think. That’s the first occurrence I know of it. I just read it. I meant, I just read part of it. I googled it and found a PDF file and read that, mistaking it for a

Re: Civilization-level quantum suicide

2010-07-17 Thread Mark Buda
On 16 Jul 2010, at 14:13, Mark Buda wrote: But the upshot of it is this: I have found out what happens when you commit quantum suicide. You discover that you believe a contradiction, and that even though nothing about the world has changed, you understand the universe. That seems very

RE: Fred Hoyle's story

2010-07-17 Thread Stephen P. King
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RE: Fred Hoyle's story

2010-07-17 Thread Mark Buda
A question: does it make any sense that one goes to live in a personal paradise in their own subjective reality in a different branch of the universe only after death? Would it not make sense that we are always in the state of existing in a subjective reality in some branch of the universe?

Re: Fred Hoyle's story

2010-07-17 Thread Quentin Anciaux
Well maybe going to see a psychiatrist will help you figure out what's wrong with you... In the meantime if what you write is not bullshit, don't arm anyone. Quentin 2010/7/17 Mark Buda her...@acm.org A question: does it make any sense that one goes to live in a personal paradise in their

Re: Fred Hoyle's story

2010-07-17 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 17 Jul 2010, at 19:30, Mark Buda wrote: But seriously, I can't figure out where I've made a mistake. You talk like if you know the truth. This is not the game favorized by most people of the list, I think. The game here is science, or as close as possible (which is the very essence

Re: Fred Hoyle's story

2010-07-17 Thread Brent Meeker
On 7/17/2010 2:30 PM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 17 Jul 2010, at 19:30, Mark Buda wrote: But seriously, I can't figure out where I've made a mistake. It may come to be known as Buda's last theorem. He discover the truth, but his bandwidth was to small to contain it. Brent -- You received

time cube

2010-07-17 Thread Mark Buda
I finally have a testable prediction for my Theory of Everything. Gene Ray will die today, peacefully, in his sleep. And the true meaning of the Time Cube will be revealed to the world. :-) -- Mark Buda her...@acm.org I get my monkeys for nothing and my dchimps for free. -- You received this

RE: Civilization-level quantum suicide

2010-07-17 Thread Jesse Mazer
Why do you want to convince Richard Dawkins? You give him credit. Because I know that I know how to persuade him of the truth based on evidence *and* emotion. I can prove to him, personally, that I am God, and that I created the universe. And he will believe it. Because I can show him a

RE: Civilization-level quantum suicide

2010-07-17 Thread Mark Buda
Mark, if you're not kidding here I honestly think you may be experiencing some kind of mental disorder, perhaps a manic state (good description of these kinds of states by Oliver Sacks at http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2008/sep/25/a-summer-of-madness/?pagination=false ) or even the

Re: Civilization-level quantum suicide

2010-07-17 Thread Kevin Fischer
I'm not kidding. I understand your concern It's also statistically more likely if you're a male between 18-25... that's when these sorts of brain farts are most common. It doesn't mean you're crazy, but the most important step to understanding what you're thinking is to understand that you're

Re: Civilization-level quantum suicide

2010-07-17 Thread Mark Buda
I'm not kidding. I understand your concern It's also statistically more likely if you're a male between 18-25... Statistics govern groups. I am an individual. I am 42. As was my father when I was born. What an interesting coincidence. Not. You did post a testable prediction though -- that