RE: Extended Response on Modern Physical theory as a basis for Ethical and Existential Nihilism

2004-01-22 Thread Giu1i0 Pri5c0
Interesting, and I agree with the last paragraph: making good choice increases the measure of the region of the multiverse where good choices have been made and everyone is better off. An alternative view of which I am thinking a lot is that our conscious thought processes actually take place in

Extended Response on Modern Physical theory as a basis for Ethical and Existential Nihilism

2004-01-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I mean not so sound supercilious, but I must admit that all counterarguments thus far received are points I have foreseen and chosen to omit in the paper for the sake of length and inherent stupidity of my evaluators. This is why I have come here for intelligent recluse, as it is, so far, the

Re: Extended Response on Modern Physical theory as a basis for Ethical and Existential Nihilism

2004-01-21 Thread Hal Finney
Here is an excerpt from a message I sent to the list last week, which argues that nihilism is not an appropriate response to multiverse physics. As far as the issue of human action and free will, here is how I look at it. There are really two issues. The first is that in some sense the