On 05 Dec 2013, at 21:56, Richard Ruquist wrote: Well John not you nor I are believers in QI but there seem to be plenty on this list.
Bruno: Can you refute comp-I? I can't, even without the step 8. Richard: I do not have to since it is a matter of belief. I do not believe that universes split or that quantum immortality is an option. That's why I say QI is a religion. Of course I also say science can be a religion, my religion. On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 4:03 AM, Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 05 Dec 2013, at 21:56, Richard Ruquist wrote: > > Well John not you nor I are believers in QI > but there seem to be plenty on this list. > > > Can you refute comp-I? > > I can't, even without the step 8. > > Bruno > > > > > On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 3:51 PM, John Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Richard Ruquist <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> > Who can tell me that quantum immortality is not religion. >>> >> >> I can. The defining characteristic of religious people is being seldom >> correct but always certain, and so quantum immortality is not a religion >> because I'm far from certain, I don't know that it's true and I don't know >> that it's untrue. Technically I'd have to say the same about the existence >> of God, but the probability that the Christian or Muslim God exists is, >> although nonzero, too low to worry about. I would guess that the >> probability quantum immortality exists is low, although vastly greater than >> the probability of God's existence. I don't know what the probability that >> my probability estimate is correct, probably pretty low. >> >> John K Clark >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~marchal/ > > > > -- > 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. > 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
