On 12 December 2013 17:00, Richard Ruquist <[email protected]> wrote:
> Liz, > > In forking MWI worlds, your ID is constantly changing as it depends on > various quantum states. > Your detailed nature is never duplicated. Every fork is a change from your > previous state. > If comp supports MWI, why should your ID ever stay the same > since you are constantly forking with or without the doctor. > Rich > > Yes, I wondered about that. However you look at it, digital consciousness involves constant state changes, at the substitution level and below. You end up with something like David Deutsch's snapshots or Fred Hoyle's pigeon holes, or someone, not sure who's "capsule" model of identity. It's all very Heraclitean! -- 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.

