David Nyman wrote: > So long as there seemed > to be some plausible (even if very small) number of 'escape routes' > then it might be worth a punt.
>From a 'yes doctor' bet point of view, this introduces the idea of relative expectation of different future outcomes, an idea hashed out here many many times. Personally I think it's rational to base one's current actions on the probability of expected outcome*value (maximum utility theory). And I also think subjective probability should equate to "proportion of measure." (Others disagree with this way of measuring future expectation.) QTI makes a big twist on this by removing from the numerator *and* denominator those outcomes where consciousness ceases. > Your speculation re extremely small > measure is interesting in this context. Personally, I would expect some > sort of consciousness to survive in a non-zero branch, but in what > company? Not sure what the question is. Do you mean, what would things be like afterward? Would it be worth it? -Johnathan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
