On 26 February 2014 15:16, chris peck <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Liz > > *>> In the MWI you do see spin up every time! ,,, if the definition of > "you" has been changed to accommodate the fact that you've split. * > > Well what definition of 'you' do you suggest we use? What is your > criterion for identity over time? > Assuming comp it appears to be the state(s) that could follow on from your current brain state via whatever transitions rules are allowed by - I assume - logical necessity. Perhaps Bruno can explain. > > With regards to Bruno's steps, at this point I actually don't feel I need > a criterion myself. What I have instead is the yes-doctor assumption. In > other words, whatever criterion is adopted it must satisfy the condition > that whenever I am copied, destroyed and reconstructed somewhere else, the > reconstruction IS me. Otherwise, unless suicidal, I would never say yes to > the doctor. > > This is why I used to argue Bruno was hoist by his own petard because its > his yes-doctor assumption that forces me to 'accommodate the fact that Ive > split'. > > Indeed. I have mentioned at times that if you accept "Yes Doctor" the rest of comp follows. Which I realise isn't quite true, but that's the big leap. -- 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.
