On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM Bruce Kellett <[email protected]> wrote:
*> Self-locating uncertainty is just the question "Why am I on this branch > and not the other"* *That statement is not true, and it's not false either, it's gibberish. When talking about quantum mechanics in general and many worlds in particular great care is needed in the use of personal pronouns such as "my" and "I", they can't be used haphazardly as they can in everyday speech because what they refer to is ambiguous. Extreme care in the use of personal pronouns is needed, or they should be abandoned entirely and replaced with proper nouns. * *Self-locating uncertainty is illustrated in the question "my eyes are closed, when I open them will I see a Forest or a beach?" Many Worlds can give a probabilistic answer to that question. But if the question is "Bruce Kellett's eyes are closed, when Bruce Kellett opens them will Bruce Kellett see a forest or a beach? Many Worlds can give a precise answer, Bruce Kellett will see a forest with 100% probability AND Bruce Kellett will see a beach with 100% probability. * * John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis>* 7cc -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv2KX9De_OW9Mrr6P1dX3vwJ1tGpEHUjMF3aL80909xg5Q%40mail.gmail.com.
