On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:38 PM, Stephen P. King <[email protected]>wrote:
> On 1/31/2013 4:46 PM, Telmo Menezes wrote: > > What's an entity? > > > Any system whose canonical description can be associated with some > kind of fixed point theorem. > Ok, do you figure that a human being can be considered an entity under that definition? > > > > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Stephen P. King <[email protected]>wrote: > >> IMHO more than one universe per entity is unjustified. >> >> >> >> On 1/31/2013 8:09 AM, Roger Clough wrote: >> >> Hi Telmo Menezes >> >> IMHO more than one universe is unjustified. >> >> >> >> ----- Receiving the following content ----- >> *From:* Telmo Menezes <[email protected]> >> *Receiver:* everything-list <[email protected]> >> *Time:* 2013-01-30, 12:10:08 >> *Subject:* Re: About the Infinite Repetition of Histories in Space >> >> Hi Roger, >> >> I find it harder to believe in finite universes. Why the precise >> number, whatever it is? >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 12:46 PM, Roger Clough <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi Stephen P. King >>> � >>> It's easier to believe in salvation through faith or UFOs than infinite >>> universes. >>> � >>> � >>> >>> ----- Receiving the following content ----- >>> *From:* Stephen P. King <[email protected]> >>> *Receiver:* everything-list <[email protected]> >>> *Time:* 2013-01-28, 09:20:33 >>> *Subject:* About the Infinite Repetition of Histories in Space >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> 牋� I think this paper might be fodder for a nice discussion! >>> >>> http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.5295 >>> >>> About the Infinite Repetition of Histories in Space >>> Francisco Jos� Soler >>> Gil<http://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Gil_F/0/1/0/all/0/1> >>> ,�Manuel >>> Alfonseca<http://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Alfonseca_M/0/1/0/all/0/1> >>> (Submitted on 22 Jan 2013 (v1 <http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.5295v1>), last >>> revised 23 Jan 2013 (this version, v2)) >>> >>> This paper analyzes two different proposals, one by Ellis and Brundrit, >>> based on classical relativistic cosmology, the other by Garriga and >>> Vilenkin, based on the DH interpretation of quantum mechanics, both of >>> which conclude that, in an infinite universe, planets and living beings >>> must be repeated an infinite number of times. We point to some possible >>> shortcomings in the arguments of these authors. We conclude that the idea >>> of an infinite repetition of histories in space cannot be considered >>> strictly speaking a consequence of current physics and cosmology. Such >>> ideas should be seen rather as examples of {\guillemotleft}ironic >>> science{\guillemotright} in the terminology of John Horgan. >>> >>> >>> > -- > Onward! > > Stephen > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
