Re: Correction to MWI post

2017-01-30 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 29 Jan 2017, at 16:28, spudboy100 via Everything List wrote: So, just to be clear, the Boltzmann Brain(s) spun off from the thermodynamics of an absolute vacuum (as opposed to the false vacuum that is the Hubble Volume) would, if they existed, be persons. Bodies, with a sub-component,

Re: An invisible amoral mindless metaphorical form of arithmetic, aka "God"

2017-01-30 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 28 Jan 2017, at 23:37, John Clark wrote: On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 11:53 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: ​>> ​​And every one of those 700 pages contains personal pronouns with no clear referent; ​> ​Where? ​Where it says​ things like​ "in the people duplicating

Re: From Atheism to Islam

2017-01-30 Thread Telmo Menezes
I hope all atheists and all religious people with all of their silly certainties convert to intelectual humility and agnosticism. Then maybe we have a chance of transcending this silly monkey-stage where we seem to be stuck at. Cheers Telmo. On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 4:44 AM, Samiya Illias

Re: From Atheism to Islam

2017-01-30 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 30 Jan 2017, at 11:26, Telmo Menezes wrote: I hope all atheists and all religious people with all of their silly certainties convert to intelectual humility and agnosticism. Then maybe we have a chance of transcending this silly monkey-stage where we seem to be stuck at. I can't agree

Re: An invisible amoral mindless metaphorical form of arithmetic, aka "God"

2017-01-30 Thread John Clark
On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 4:41 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: ​>> ​ >> Where it says things like "in the people duplicating experiment **YOU** >> can not predict what one and only one city **YOU** will see after **YOU** >> after have been duplicated and thus there are now 2 of **YOU**

Re: An invisible amoral mindless metaphorical form of arithmetic, aka "God"

2017-01-30 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 30 Jan 2017, at 17:44, John Clark wrote: On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 4:41 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: ​>> ​Where it says things like "in the people duplicating experiment *YOU* can not predict what one and only one city *YOU* will see after *YOU* after have been

Re: An invisible amoral mindless metaphorical form of arithmetic, aka "God"

2017-01-30 Thread John Clark
On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Bruno Marchal wrote: ​> ​ > You do have agree that the three people are the same H person. But he is > duplicated and become the HW in W and becomes the HM in M. > ​You were correct when ​ ​when ​you said "he is duplicated", therefore while

Re: From Atheism to Islam

2017-01-30 Thread Brent Meeker
Are you really agnostic about the god of theism? Brent On 1/30/2017 2:26 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote: I hope all atheists and all religious people with all of their silly certainties convert to intelectual humility and agnosticism. Then maybe we have a chance of transcending this silly

Re: Correction to MWI post

2017-01-30 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
I would suggest that those other beings out in never-never-land, are not me, and I am not them. The histories are experiences that I was never a part of. Speaking with very smart space aliens might be an enjoyable substitute for a conversation with God. Like the saying goes, beggars can't be