I finished reading the story, and I have to admit it is quite disturbing. My argument against the possibility of such hells is the same as my argument against the possibility of christian hell: if I can exist in some conventional state C, that lasts some finite time t, and in some hellish state H, that lasts for eternity, then the probability of finding myself in a moment of C is zero. (p_C = t / +inf).
There are, of course, non-hellish possibilities for eternal life. For example, we could reach 90 and be confronted with some VR technology that allows us to start from scratch in a simulation. We are living the nth iteration of a similar life, but we don't remember that it all happened before and we like it that way. It doesn't have to be giant centipedes secreting cheese. On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 8:42 PM, Hans Moravec <[email protected]> wrote: > Was expecting you, Brent, to remind Telmo of an SF story > you've recommended in past, that disarmingly unrolls > increasing subjective weirdness from MWI immortality. > > Divided by Infinity Robert Charles Wilson 1998 > http://www.tor.com/2010/08/05/divided-by-infinity/ > > >> On Dec 27, 2016, at 13:34 , Brent Meeker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Although your evolution may be statistically improbable, mostly at the >> biochemical level, there's no reason that the rest of the world should show >> any statistical strangeness. After all, your present existence is also >> extremely improbable. >> >> Brent >> >> >> On 12/27/2016 3:03 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote: >>> I take a break from the god-wars to propose an idea that I have been >>> thinking about. This is probably both silly and unoriginal, but here >>> it goes... >>> >>> If we assume the MWI, isn't it the case that we should expect the >>> world to become weirder as we get older? My reasoning is simple: the >>> older you are, the lower your measure, the more specific events have >>> to "conspire" to keep you alive. As this specificity accumulates, it >>> increasingly bias the possible worlds. >>> >>> One could even use a chart like the one below to predict where "the >>> weirdening" would accelerate. Of course this is not something that can >>> be directly measured, but still fun to think about. >>> >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_table#/media/File:Data_from_National_Vital_Statistics_Report_tPx.png >>> >>> Do you guys think this idea has any merit? >>> >>> Regarding the season, my wishes for you all: live long and prosper! >>> Telmo. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
