On 26 March 2014 11:29, LizR <lizj...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 26 March 2014 12:12, Stathis Papaioannou <stath...@gmail.com> 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
