Hi all First post! I'm happy to have found this list as much of it coincides with what I've been thinking about in the past few years, esp. after reading about quantum roulette and realising, as many others have done, that this leads to quantum immortality.
1) Lately, I've been thinking about euthanasia and the QTI. Previously, being somewhat of a liberal in these matters, I've always held that, assuming proper checks and balances (BIG assumption), euthanasia was ok, as it relieved the suffering of the patient as well as their loved ones. If QTI holds then "killing" the patient won't work (from the patient's frame of reference), so you're not actually alleviating their suffering. You may of course be relieving the suffering of the patient's loved ones (from THEIR pov) but I think we're on dangerous ground when you consider whether or not you should kill someone solely for their' families' sake. So, should QTI-ists be campaigning against euthanasia, not because of the traditional 'life is sacred' objection, but because it simply doesn't work? Can anyone see an alternative - based perhaps on anaethetising the patient indefinitely? 2) I'd like to propose a thought experiment. A subject has his brain cells removed one at a time by a patient assistant using a very fine pair of tweezers. The brain cell is then destroyed in an incinerator. Is there a base level of consciousness beyond which, from the pov of the subject, the assistant will be unable to remove any more cells, since conscious experience will be lost? ie is there a minimum level of 'experience' beyond which nature will appear to act to always maintain the physical brain? If there is, does the second law of thermodynamics not suggest that all brains inexorably head towards this quantum of consciousness, for as long as our brains are physical? Razi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
