On 18 February 2014 02:35, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: On 2/17/2014 5:57 PM, David Nyman wrote: > > On 17 February 2014 20:15, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > >> But it is unambiguous under comp ex hypothesi: i.e. any classically >> adequate copy of me is equivalent to me. Under this hypothesis if I am >> duplicated both the resulting continuations are equivalent immediately >> posterior to duplication. Consequently I repeat my question: if *you* were >> duplicated in this manner, would you reasonably expect that either of the >> resulting equivalent continuations would experience a two-valued outcome? >> >> No, but as I said, that's regarding them as third persons. >> > > Well, the very logic of the hypothesis dictates that *both* > continuations inherit the first personal perspective of the original and > this will always be single-valued. But, as you said, there is an > ineliminable ambiguity because neither can record anything first-personal > that incorporates that third-personal doubleness. IOW it always seems as if > there is only one of me (1p) even in the case that I know there are two of > me (3p). Do you agree that this ambiguity is sufficient for step 3 to go > through? > > > You sound as though you want to sell me something. >
? > I have no interest buying the argument one piece at a time or swallowing > it all at once. I'm interested in understanding it and it's consequences. > Well, I cherished the hope that my questions might lead to your telling me your understanding of the consequences! I must admit though it does sometimes feel a bit like pulling teeth :) David > Brent > > -- > 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.
