On 26 March 2014 11:29, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > On 26 March 2014 12:12, Stathis Papaioannou <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> An infinite universe (Tegmark type 1) implies that our consciousness >> flits about from one copy of us to another and that as a consequence we are >> immortal, so it does affect us even if there is no physical communication >> between its distant parts. >> >> Only if one assumes comp, I think, or something akin to Frank Tipler's > "Physics of Immortality" view which basically says that identical quantum > states are good enough to be mapped onto one another, and we experience all > the states together in an infinite BEC type thing until differentiation > occurs. (Cosmic, man!) >
You don't have to assume comp. If the theory is that consciousness is secreted by the brain like bile is secreted by the liver, so that a simulation can't be conscious, there will be other brains in the universe similar enough to yours that they will have a similar consciousness. This is a concrete, no nonsense, no consciousness-flitting-about type of theory - but your consciousness will still effectively flit about because you can't be sure which copy you are. -- Stathis Papaioannou -- 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/d/optout.
