RE: ASSA and Many-Worlds

2007-01-22 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
Jason Resch writes: > Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > > What about when multiple equally valid OM's exist? I don't agree that they > > are all perceived. > > If I am to be duplicated and one of the copies tortured, I am worried, > > because this is subjectively > > equivalent to expecting tortur

Re: Rép : The Meaning of Life

2007-01-22 Thread Bruno Marchal
Le 18-janv.-07, à 06:38, Brent Meeker a écrit : > > Bruno Marchal wrote: >> To avoid to much posts in your mail box, I send all my comments in >> this post, >> Hi Brent, >> 1a) Brent meeker wrote (quoting Jim Heldberg) : >> Atheism is not a religion, just as a vacant lot is not a type of >>

Re: Hello all - My Theory of Everything

2007-01-22 Thread Bruno Marchal
Le 11-janv.-07, à 15:15, Russell Standish a écrit : > I would further hypothesise that all intelligences must > arise evolutionarily. I do believe this too, but once an intelligence is there it can be copied in short time. Dishonest people do that with ideas, publishers do that with writting

Re: Rép : The Meaning of Life

2007-01-22 Thread Bruno Marchal
Le 18-janv.-07, à 04:10, Stathis Papaioannou a écrit : > >> I would say "relative to a theory explaining the appearances", not >> just to the appearances. > > Well, it is relative to appearance, but people go on to theorise that > these appearances are "true reality". From Pythagoras to Pro

Re: The Meaning of Life

2007-01-22 Thread Bruno Marchal
Hi John, Le 21-janv.-07, à 23:16, John Mikes a écrit : > Thanks again for your kind explanations - You are welcome. > and am ready for Wi Fi. Thanks for telling. I will come back on this ASAP (tomorrow). Bruno --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this m

Re: ASSA and Many-Worlds

2007-01-22 Thread Jason
Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > OK, but I am looking at it from the perspective of going into the replicator. > Suppose you were offered either the above choice - you are duplicated and > one of the copies will be tortured - or a biased coin will be tosed and you > will have a 51% chance of being tor

RE: Rép : The Meaning of Life

2007-01-22 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
Bruno Marchal writes: > > > 1c) Brent wrote (to Stathis): > >> How is this infinite regress avoided in our world? By > >> consciousness > >> not representing the rest of the world. > >> That is an interesting idea. You could elaborate a bit perhaps? I do > >> agree with your most of yo

RE: Rép : The Meaning of Life

2007-01-22 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
Bruno Marchal writes: > Le 18-janv.-07, à 04:10, Stathis Papaioannou a écrit : > > > > >> I would say "relative to a theory explaining the appearances", not > >> just to the appearances. > > > > Well, it is relative to appearance, but people go on to theorise that > > these appearances are "t

RE: ASSA and Many-Worlds

2007-01-22 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
Jason Resch writes: > Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > > OK, but I am looking at it from the perspective of going into the > > replicator. > > Suppose you were offered either the above choice - you are duplicated and > > one of the copies will be tortured - or a biased coin will be tosed and you >