It seems to me that the Tegmark suicide experiment is approached
rather idealistically. It is quite possible to survive a gunshot wound
to the head. The most likely outcome the researcher performing the
Tegmark suicide experiment would experience is a few clicks, followed
by a bang, then waking up in a hospital with half her brains blown
out!
I certainly take the proposition that one can never experience one's
own death seriously. My question is whether there are any dead-end
paths in the multiverse - ie is it possible for one to experience a
situation where it is 100% certain that you will die. I haven't been
able to think of one - even if you are on the gullotine with the blade
dropping - it is still possible for the blade to jam just millimetres
from your neck!
Cheers
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High Performance Computing Support Unit,
University of NSW Phone 9385 6967
Sydney 2052 Fax 9385 7123
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http://parallel.hpc.unsw.edu.au/rks
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