[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > > Georges Quenot wrote: >> >> If you are a being that have never observed magical events >> any duplicate of you "will" never have observed any magical >> event either (otherwise you would differ and no longer be >> true duplicates). > > That doesn't work the other way round. A duplicate of me up to > 16:51 GMT 20 mar 2006 could suddenly start observing them.
Your duplicate will know. Not You. And he will no longer be your duplicate. >> A true duplicate of you will have had exactly the same >> experiences (magical ones and all others) as you had. >> It might be that your futures will differ but as long >> as your are duplicates you will experience no difference >> and as soon as you will have a different experience you >> will no longer be true duplicates. You will never be >> aware that your previously counterpart has had a >> different experience and is no longer your counterpart > > Why not ? I can remember my past selves' experiences, although > they are more different to my present self than some of my other-world > counterparts. You might point out that I can only remember because my > present self has memory-traces that were laid down by my past selves. Considering how physics run in this universe, yes. > But that is to assume that causality works in the common-sense > way, from past to future, and not across worlds. But if every > mathematical structure is equally real, that constraint should not > exist globally. It should not exist in all worlds. It could exist in some. Contingency again. >>> and overlays of normal universes and >>> magical universes are instantiated as well. >> *As well*. But it might be that you are just in one which >> *is not* overlayed (that's contingency). > > Yes, but how likely is that ? Very good question. This is right here that the difference of viewpoint makes all the difference. > Many-world theories always > come down to an appeal to coincidence. Indeed. That is contingency. > If every world is instantiated, there will be worlds where everyone > becomes a sorcerer at the stroke of midnight. Yes, and we will all know when it will happen. Be patient. Georges. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
