Re: Q Wars Episode 10^9: the Phantom Measure

1999-06-02 Thread Marchal
Hi Jacques MM, Russell, and other Everythingers/ManyWorlders Jacques M Mallah wrote: > At least, unlike some q-immorters, you admit that you do not think >measure decreases with time. Indeed. Although such a question deserves more attention, I would say that my current *feeling* is that

Re: practical reasoning and strong SSA

1999-06-02 Thread hal
Wei Dai, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, writes: > Bayesian analysis in general does not depend on the Strong SSA, but any > Bayesian analysis where you try to compute P(X | I observe Y) does because > you need the Strong SSA to compute P(I observe Y | X) and P(I observe Y | > not X). > > My example is one o

Re: Q Wars Episode 10^9: the Phantom Measure

1999-06-02 Thread GSLevy
In a message dated 99-06-02 06:52:55 EDT, Jacques Mallah wrote: > [...] I want to establish a key point. Do you admit that >if, in fact, your measure were to decrease (for example) exponentially >with time, you would not be immortal in any meaningful sense? >If you admit that, then we could