On Sunday, December 21, 2014, Bruce Kellett <[email protected]> wrote:
> John Clark wrote: > >> Somebody said that they didn't want to sign up for Cryonics because they >> were worried about ending up as a brain in a vat, and in any case they >> believed in Everett's Many Worlds so it is unnecessary. Well, if Everett is >> correct then you've already signed up for Cryonics in some universe and you >> are going to end up as a brain in a vat regardless, so that eliminates that >> objection for taking action now in this universe. So if there is no reason >> (other than economics) for not doing it is there any positive reason for >> actually doing it? I believe there is. >> >> Consider the possibility that Everett is not correct, or at least not >> 100% correct in the way you think, then Cryonics could literally be the >> difference between life and death, between consciousness and oblivion. In >> my opinion Many Worlds is the best interpretation of Quantum Mechanics that >> has so far been found, but I'm not willing to bet my life that a even >> better one won't be found someday. >> >> John K Clark >> > > > What's wrong with oblivion? > Most legal systems punish murder more than any other crime, and those that have the death penalty reserve it for the worst offenders. Most criminals know that if they threaten a person with death they are more likely to comply than with other threats. Most religions, in the absence of any evidence, promise an afterlife. I think this all supports the fact that it is a common human trait to fear oblivion, even if as John says it's just a matter of taste. -- 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.
