On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 3:10 PM, John Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 1:52 PM, Terren Suydam <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Let's dumb it down and forget about prediction and rationality for the >> moment. Let's say instead of making two copies, we're just dealing with a >> teleporter that destroys you in Helsinki and duplicates you in Barcelona. >> Let's just focus on what your inner experience is like as you progress >> through the duplicator. You enter the duplicator - in Helsinki let's say >> the duplication chamber is red, and you notice this. Then the duplication >> happens and you open your eyes and the walls are now blue, since the >> chamber in Barcelona is of course blue. Do you have any problem with any of >> this? >> > > No, all the pronouns are crystal clear because no duplication was > involved, > > there was only one John Clark before and only one John Clark after. But > I don't see the point of the > teleporter > , an airplane going from Helsinki to > Barcelona > would produce the same result. > > Just trying to agree on a starting point. The only point of the teleporter is to establish that there's an unbroken stream of consciousness as one is physically reconstituted in another city. If the subject was interviewed in Barcelona, he might say, "I was in Helsinki and entered a red room, and then I found myself in a blue room in Barcelona". OK? -- 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.
