On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 12:06 PM John Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 9:46 PM Stathis Papaioannou <[email protected]> > wrote: > > *>>> Explaining the values of the probabilities isn't the problem with >>>> MWI, it's explaining that there are probabilities* >>> >>> >>> >> That's easy in MWI. Probabilities exist because until you actually >>> look at it there is no way to know if you are the Brent Meeker who lives in >>> a universe where the electron went left or you are the Brent Meeker who >>> lives in a universe where the electron went right, due to the fact that the >>> only difference between the two Brent Meekers is what the electron does. >>> >> >> > But you don’t think this applies with non MWI duplication. >> > > That is simply NOT true! After my body has been duplicated but before I > have open the door of the duplicating chamber to see where I was I won't > know if I will be the John Clark who has seen Moscow or the John Clark > who has seen Helsinki, and indeed the distinction between the two would be > meaningless because the two would be identical until the door is opened and > they differentiate because then one has the memory of seeing Moscow but > the other has the memory of seeing Helsinki. So if both decided to place a > bet on what they would see after the door was opened (and if one decided to > place a bet then the other certainly would too because they're identical) > then, provided they were logical,and I think I am at least most of the > time, they would both put the odds at 50-50. > So how do you accommodate a situation in which there is a 90% chance of seeing Moscow and a 10% chance of seeing Helsinki? Bruce -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAFxXSLQ%2Bv%2Bte0fJ%3Dd9hmvqewjQ3vkwaRzf4kM8sWsg%2B%2Bg8%3DdFQ%40mail.gmail.com.
