Re: Many Fermis Interpretation Paradox -- So why aren't they here?

2002-10-04 Thread Bruno Marchal
At 9:36 -0700 1/10/2002, Tim May wrote: MWI looks, then, like just another variant of modal realism. To wit, there IS a universe in which unicorns exist, and another in which Germany won the Second World War, but these universes are forever and completely out of touch with us. Not quite due

Modal Realism vs. MWI

2002-10-04 Thread Tim May
On Friday, October 4, 2002, at 09:13 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: At 9:36 -0700 1/10/2002, Tim May wrote: MWI looks, then, like just another variant of modal realism. To wit, there IS a universe in which unicorns exist, and another in which Germany won the Second World War, but these

Re: Romeo and Juliet and QS

2002-10-04 Thread George Levy
Bruno Marchal wrote: At 23:53 -0700 27/09/2002, George Levy wrote: Here is a thought experiment illustrating a paradox involving the first and third person point of views. Romeo and Juliet, being very unhappy with their families, the Montague and the Capulet, decide to engage in QS.