On 9 March 2012 18:47, John Clark <johnkcl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > No the other one would not flinch, but then their environments were > different, something happened to one and not the other so they are no longer > identical and have diverged.
We appear to have been at cross-purposes. Let us return to the original scenario. Someone is copied and annihilated at H and reconstituted at W and M (i.e. two different environments). Let's also say, for the sake of clarity, that it is known in advance that on arrival a pin will be stuck in the copy at W, and a cup of tea handed to the copy at M. Now consider this in terms of "the 1-view from its own perspective": two mutually-exclusive experiences - i.e. a nasty jab at W and a refreshing drink at M. In both cases there will be a memory of originating at H and being unsure of being abused or refreshed on arrival. In neither case will there be any remaining doubt about the upshot. Any problem with this? David > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 7:10 PM, David Nyman <da...@davidnyman.com> wrote: > >> >> > After duplication and reconstitution in W and M the two copies cannot >> > possibly have >> "identical perspectives". > > > Why not? > >> > They are not in a "symmetrical room" > > > It's my thought experiment and if I say they are in a symmetrical room room > then they are in a symmetrical room room > >> >> > if you stuck a pin in the one in W, surely you wouldn't expect the one >> > in M to flinch? > > > No the other one would not flinch, but then their environments were > different, something happened to one and not the other so they are no longer > identical and have diverged. > > John K Clark > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
