Hi there, Hal, one nitpick about your comments: In the case of Quantum Immortality, I don't think it's a matter of taste, or interpretation. It is a theory that every one of us can and ultimately will test. Granted, we will only be aware of a positive result, but, nevertheless...
cheers, Frank From: "Hal Finney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > You can "assume" anything you like! > > Seriously, we have had extensive and occasionally acrimonious debates > on this topic in the past, without much success or resolution. I think > that we have no good foundation for establishing the truth or falsehood > of any theory of identity in absolute terms. Instead, these issues > must be considered matters of taste. > > You can indeed choose to believe that as long as any version of yourself > continues in any universe, then you will consider yourself to still > be alive. You could also choose the contrary, that if the total measure > (ie. probability) of your survival is extremely small, that you are dead. > > Hal Finney >