>> As the observer you know all this information, and you look at the >> clock and see that it is 5:00 PM. What can you conclude from this and >> what should you expect? To me, it seems that you must conclude that >> you are currently either A1 or A2, and that in one minute you will be >> B, with 100% certainty. Would you say something else?
I think if the observer knows everything I know, they can't conclude anything more or less than I can. Namely, that at 5:00 there are two computers running simulations, and in one minute there will be one computer running a simulation. I don't see how the observer asking "Which one am I?" is in any sense asking for more information. The problem is the word "I" - what does it refer to? Both computers MA1 and MA2 simulate an observer asking "Which one am I". We know everything that happens - and "when you've explained everything that happens, you've explained everything." (Dennett again) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-l...@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
