On 8 May 2015 at 10:14, Russell Standish <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, May 08, 2015 at 03:14:42AM +1000, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: >> >> Why can't playing the equivalent of a recording made de novo (i.e. there >> was no original) instantiate the conscious moment for the first time? >> > > That is such a fantastically improbable outcome that Harry Potter > universes are mundane occurrences, and we might as well admit magic into > our explanations of reality. > > Seriously, in that case, all bets are off. Arguments based on > intuition (such as the MGA) just fail under those circumstances.
I don't think it is fantastically improbable; in fact, in an infinite universe it may be certain. And even if it is fantastically improbable, that does not invalidate the philosophical conclusions. -- 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.
