Re: Re: About the Infinite Repetition of Histories in Space

2013-02-01 Thread Roger Clough
Hi Stephen P. King 


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On 1/31/2013 4:46 PM, Telmo Menezes wrote:

What's an entity?

Any system whose canonical description can be associated with some kind of 
fixed point theorem.





On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Stephen P. King stephe...@charter.net wrote:

IMHO more than one universe per entity is unjustified. 



On 1/31/2013 8:09 AM, Roger Clough wrote:

Hi Telmo Menezes 
 
IMHO more than one universe is unjustified.
 
 
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Hi Roger, 


I find it harder to believe in finite universes. Why the precise number, 
whatever it is?



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Hi Stephen P. King 
It's easier to believe in salvation through faith or UFOs than infinite 
universes.
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Hi,

? I think this paper might be fodder for a nice discussion!

http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.5295


About the Infinite Repetition of Histories in Space
Francisco Jos Soler Gil, Manuel Alfonseca
(Submitted on 22 Jan 2013 (v1), last revised 23 Jan 2013 (this version, v2))
This paper analyzes two different proposals, one by Ellis and Brundrit, based 
on classical relativistic cosmology, the other by Garriga and Vilenkin, based 
on the DH interpretation of quantum mechanics, both of which conclude that, in 
an infinite universe, planets and living beings must be repeated an infinite 
number of times. We point to some possible shortcomings in the arguments of 
these authors. We conclude that the idea of an infinite repetition of histories 
in space cannot be considered strictly speaking a consequence of current 
physics and cosmology. Such ideas should be seen rather as examples of 
{\guillemotleft}ironic science{\guillemotright} in the terminology of John 
Horgan.




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Re: Re: About the Infinite Repetition of Histories in Space

2013-01-31 Thread Roger Clough
Hi Telmo Menezes 

IMHO more than one universe is unjustified.


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Hi Roger,


I find it harder to believe in finite universes. Why the precise number, 
whatever it is?



On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 12:46 PM, Roger Clough rclo...@verizon.net wrote:

Hi Stephen P. King 
?
It's easier to believe in salvation through faith or UFOs than infinite 
universes.
?
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Hi,

?? I think this paper might be fodder for a nice discussion!

http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.5295


About the Infinite Repetition of Histories in Space
Francisco Jos? Soler Gil,?Manuel Alfonseca
(Submitted on 22 Jan 2013 (v1), last revised 23 Jan 2013 (this version, v2))
This paper analyzes two different proposals, one by Ellis and Brundrit, based 
on classical relativistic cosmology, the other by Garriga and Vilenkin, based 
on the DH interpretation of quantum mechanics, both of which conclude that, in 
an infinite universe, planets and living beings must be repeated an infinite 
number of times. We point to some possible shortcomings in the arguments of 
these authors. We conclude that the idea of an infinite repetition of histories 
in space cannot be considered strictly speaking a consequence of current 
physics and cosmology. Such ideas should be seen rather as examples of 
{\guillemotleft}ironic science{\guillemotright} in the terminology of John 
Horgan.


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Re: Re: About the Infinite Repetition of Histories in Space

2013-01-31 Thread Telmo Menezes
Hi Roger,

In the one universe model, where does the extra computational power of
quantum computers come from?


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  Hi Telmo Menezes

 IMHO more than one universe is unjustified.



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   Hi Roger,

 I find it harder to believe in finite universes. Why the precise number,
 whatever it is?


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  Hi Stephen P. King
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 It's easier to believe in salvation through faith or UFOs than infinite
 universes.
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  Hi,

 牋� I think this paper might be fodder for a nice discussion!


 http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.5295

 About the Infinite Repetition of Histories in Space
 Francisco Jos� Soler 
 Gilhttp://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Gil_F/0/1/0/all/0/1
 ,�Manuel 
 Alfonsecahttp://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Alfonseca_M/0/1/0/all/0/1
 (Submitted on 22 Jan 2013 (v1 http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.5295v1), last
 revised 23 Jan 2013 (this version, v2))

 This paper analyzes two different proposals, one by Ellis and Brundrit,
 based on classical relativistic cosmology, the other by Garriga and
 Vilenkin, based on the DH interpretation of quantum mechanics, both of
 which conclude that, in an infinite universe, planets and living beings
 must be repeated an infinite number of times. We point to some possible
 shortcomings in the arguments of these authors. We conclude that the idea
 of an infinite repetition of histories in space cannot be considered
 strictly speaking a consequence of current physics and cosmology. Such
 ideas should be seen rather as examples of {\guillemotleft}ironic
 science{\guillemotright} in the terminology of John Horgan.


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