On 8 September 2015 at 20:48, Bruce Kellett <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 8/09/2015 8:40 pm, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > > > On 8 September 2015 at 17:39, Bruce Kellett <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On 8/09/2015 4:56 pm, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: >> >> I will ask you the same question as I did Brent: do you conclude from the >> fact that when you toss a coin it comes up either as head or tails that the >> world does not split into two parallel versions of you, one of which sees >> heads and the other tails? >> >> I would conclude that a coin toss does not provide any evidence for >> multiple worlds or a split. The only evidence we have from this data is >> that the outcome of the toss is uncertain. There is no evidence there for >> any split of anything. >> > > It is not evidence FOR a split but is it evidence AGAINST a split? > > > It is evidence that the assumption of a split is not necessary in order to > understand everyday happenings. So, by the application of Occam's Razor, no > split happens. > So you agree that we would still observe the probabilities we do if we lived in a deterministic world in whaich all possibilities are realised? -- 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.
