Re: Rép : The Meaning of Life

2007-01-23 Thread John M
Or of comp, or of multiple universes, or of. (the list is almost unlimitable). Proving is tricky. In many cases SOME accept the backwards argument from phenomena assigned to an originating assumption that is now deemed proven by it. Some don't. It depends on evidence in one's personal

Re: ASSA and Many-Worlds

2007-01-23 Thread Jason
Stathis Papaioannou wrote: Jason Resch writes: Let's say being spared is neutral while being tortured is obviously bad, even if you are tortured for only a few minutes. Also, assume the intensity of the torture and the quality of life on being spared is the same in duplication/ coin

Re: ASSA and Many-Worlds (correction)

2007-01-23 Thread Jason
Jason wrote: Here the replication is only the optimal choice for neutral life times. If a lifetime is very positive, the 999,999 good lives outweigh the one tortured. If the spared lifetimes were very negative, the 999,999 lifetimes would only add to the negative observer moments created

Re: ASSA and Many-Worlds (correction)

2007-01-23 Thread Jason
Jason wrote: Jason wrote: Here the replication is only the optimal choice for neutral life times. If a lifetime is very positive, the 999,999 good lives outweigh the one tortured. If the spared lifetimes were very negative, the 999,999 lifetimes would only add to the negative observer