On 18 July 2016 at 15:42, Brent Meeker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 7/17/2016 10:04 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > >> The problems arise because each copy has memories of being the original >> and, because of the phenomenon of first person experience, feels that he is >> the one true copy persisting through time >> > > How would it feel any different if he weren't? He doesn't know and > neither does anyone else. So it's really meaningless to say he feels he's > the one true copy. He's just relying on his previous prejudice that he was > unique. >
Yes - it's a prejudice, but an important one nonetheless. I can be radically sceptical about the existence of the world and other minds, but still go about life as if it matters. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
