Hi Russell I just received the book and have swiftly perused it (one of many iterations I expect). I find it to be a clear presentation of your own approach as well as a fine exposition of many topics from the list that had me baffled. A couple of things immediately occur:
1) QTI - I must say until reading your remarks (e.g. re pension plans) the possible personal consequences of QTI hadn't really struck me. If QTI is true, there is a fundamental assymetry between the 1st and 3rd-person povs vis-a-vis personal longevity (at least the longevity of consciousness), and this seems to imply that one should take seriously the prospect of being around in some form far longer than generally assumed from a purely 3rd-person perspective. This has obvious implications for retirement planning in general and avoidance of the more egregious cul-de-sac situations. On the other hand, short of outright lunacy vis-a-vis personal safety, it also seems to imply that from the 1st-person pov we are likely to come through (albeit possibly in less-than-perfect shape) even apparently minimally survivable situations. This struck me particularly forcibly while watching the 9/11 re-runs on TV last night. In effect, we are being presented with a kind of 'yes doctor' in everyday life. Do you find that these considerations affect your own behaviour in any way? 2) RSSA vs ASSA - Isn't it the case that all 'absolute' self samples will appear to be 'relative' (i.e. to their own content) and hence 1st-person experience can be 'time-like' without the need for 'objective' sequencing of observer moments? If the 'pov' is that of the multiverse can't we simply treat all 1st-person experience as the 'absolute sampling' of all povs compresently? David --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---