RE: henri

From: Higgo James <james.higgo.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 12:37:37 -0000

Yup. You will crash. Sorry. If you're coming to London give me a call on
0171 337 3760.
On Henri's point, we have finite number of atoms, but I am not certain that
there is a finite number of configurations for those atoms.
You must be a positivist if lack of proof will cause you to discount MWI.
As Goedel showed, many true hypotheses are unprovable.
James

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rainer Plaga [SMTP:plaga.domain.name.hidden]
> Sent: 23 November 1998 12:24
> To: james.higgo.domain.name.hidden
> Subject: henri
>
> I think Henri's point is correct.
> When we say ``immortality'' this is probably
> not age=infinity but age=large number.
> However this is very speculative you come into
> questions like the heat death of the universe etc.
>
> For me these questions are not so pressing,
> is the pressing question:
> Is MWI true?
> We have to find tests!
> Somebody who has a proof that
> tests are impossible should publish
> it. (If the proof ios convincing
> MWI will become ``many words'' for me).
>
> A last point:
> You only focus on the positive.
> Tomorrow I'll go on a plane.
> If MWI is true some fraction
> of me will go through the agony of
> a drawn out plane crash.
>
> Rainer
Received on Mon Nov 23 1998 - 04:41:30 PST