Hi Russell, I don't get it. How does the constraint of a finite sample overcome the inherent zero measure?
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 7:58 PM, Russell Standish <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 06:44:20PM -0400, Stephen Paul King wrote: > > Hi Russell, > > > > Let me rephrase. You wrote: " With COMP, the chance of our > > physical reality appearing in UD* is 1. The only way it could be zero > > is if COMP is false." > > > > > > I never understood where the measure 1 comes from unless we first take > > the existence of an observer to be completely defined by the UDA. If we > > introduce a finite measure onto the UD, are we not screwing around with > the > > usual way of doing statistics? It is not unlike being OK with a very > biased > > sample. > > > > By definition, UD* contains all possible experiences for all possible > COMP observers. Therefore, you will find our reality somewhere in UD* with > certainty. > > That has nothing to do with measure. > > Measure has to do with how likely our observed reality is, when > sampled from the set of all possible observed realities. And that > number is non-zero, simply by virtue that our observed reality is > constrained by a finite number of observations. > > You just need to ask the right question... > > Cheers > > -- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) > Principal, High Performance Coders > Visiting Professor of Mathematics [email protected] > University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au > > Latest project: The Amoeba's Secret > (http://www.hpcoders.com.au/AmoebasSecret.html) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/everything-list/1NWmK1IeadI/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. > -- Kindest Regards, Stephen Paul King Senior Researcher Mobile: (864) 567-3099 [email protected] http://www.provensecure.us/ “This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is non-public, proprietary, privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law or may be constituted as attorney work product. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, notify sender immediately and delete this message immediately.” -- 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.
