On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 11:29 PM, Stathis Papaioannou <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >> Pronouns work fine today because nobody has yet made a "I" duplicating >> machine, but when they do the English language is going to need a massive >> overhaul. >> > > > > There are already billions of "I's" in the world without such a > duplicating machine, and no-one is confused by the large number of them. > That's because none of the billions of "I's" in the world right now claim to be the same I. The fact that pronouns seldom cause confusion today (except on this list) isn't due to some physical law or deep philosophical principle, its simply due to a temporary lack of technological prowess that limits the options on what we can do. It's the same reason we don't today have 600 mph trains crossing continents. There is no physical mathematical or philosophical reason this insufficient engineering capability will continue forever, or even until the end of this century. The times are changing. > > If the subject predicts, prior to duplication, "I will see W" then > [...] > Then will that "prediction" turn out to be correct? After the duplication one I will say yes and the other I will say no. So the answer to the question isn't just unknown prior to duplication it *doesn't exist*, and the answer doesn't exist after the duplication either. The answer will NEVER exist. So it's not a question. > > > one copy will be correct and the other copy will be wrong. > Yes, and BOTH are "I: . And all this is 100% predictable. > > > If the subject predicts, prior to duplication, "SP1 will see W" then both > copies will be correct. > True because tautologies are always true; SP1 means the Stathis Papaioannou that will see W. And all this is easily predictable, so who's going to be stupid enough to take their bet? And where is this indeterminacy I keep hearing about. John K Clark -- 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.
