> On 26 Apr 2019, at 19:38, 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 4/26/2019 12:23 AM, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I am a member of >> >> Atoms and the Void <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/atvoid> >> Free Thinkers Physics Discussion Group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/atvoid-2> >> Everything List <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/everything-list> >> >> The first two are the "Vic" groups. (The first one is "frozen" as an archive >> of Vic Stenger's original group; the second is its continuation after Vic.) >> >> >> I don't really know a lot of the origin and history of the third, Everything >> List. Did Vic Stenger play a role in it? > > No.?? It was started by Wei Dai to discuss multi-verse/everything happens > ideas.
Yes, with Hal Finney, who died more or less recently. James Higgo participated also in the beginning before dying. The list subject are the everything type of theories, like the many-world/mind interpretation of quantum physics, or the universal machine's many-histories interpretation of arithmetic, to name two distinctive approaches. The insight is that “everything” is simpler to explain that simple particular thing. Bruno > > Brent > >> >> Perhaps someone could write a summary of the past 21 years. :) >> >> - @philipthrift >> >> >> >> On Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 7:39:50 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: >> A festschrift for Vic??? >> >> Brent >> >> On 4/25/2019 5:01 PM, Jason Resch wrote: >>> This list has been active for over 20 years (since 1998), but to my >>> knowledge there has never been an organized event for for members of this >>> list to meet and discuss topics in person. >>> >>> Is this something any participants of this list be interested in, attending >>> and perhaps presenting at, should such an event were to be organized? >>> >>> I think in-person panels/presentations/discussions it could do a lot to >>> overcome some long-standing debates on this list.?? >>> >>> If you are interested, I have created an anonymous survey form:?? >>> https://forms.gle/AKHxJpeYUgv35g2J7 <https://forms.gle/AKHxJpeYUgv35g2J7> >>> >>> I welcome others to share thoughts, comments, concerns, on whether this >>> idea does or does not make sense.?? Based on people's responses we can >>> decide whether or not to proceed with this idea. >>> >>> Jason >>> >> -- >> 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] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list >> <https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list > <https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <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.
