On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Quentin Anciaux <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > In the MWI John Clark doesn't have to worry about who "I" or "you" is >> because however many copies of "I" or "you" there may or may not be they >> will never meet. >> > > > That changes absolutely nothing... just put the reconstruction of the W > guy 200 years later than the M guy, they will never meet... > If that happened then it's true the W guy could not interact with the M guy, but the M guy could still interact with the W guy; just as you can make no changes in Plato but Plato can make changes in you, and it happens every time you pick up one of Plato's books. But I can have absolutely no effect on the John Clark in one of Everett's Many Worlds nor can that other fellow have any effect on me; so in Everett pronouns cause no trouble and the question "which one is you?" never comes up, but it certainly does with Bruno's stuff. 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.
