I think this issue of measure is interesting, and relates to expected
values of conscious observation. If the measure decreases rapidly,
then the expected concious observation will be for the mean, at some
low age (say one's thirties) rather than when one is a billion years
old. However, rapidly diminishing measure is still compatible with
finding oneself in a branch with arbirtrary age.
Personally, I think the idea of where one expects to make a concious
observation based on probability measure rather suspect. I do believe
it is relevant to where we find ourselves in history though.
Cheers
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> I think there are two different issues here. The quantum suicide issue is
> whether the quantum suicide experiment can actually give evidence for MWI.
> I basicly agree with Jacques here and think the answer is no.
>
> The quantum immortality issue is basicly a matter of definition. Should
> someone consider himself immortal if every possible future version of
> himself exists but dwindles out in measure as subjective time passes?
> (And of course it has to dwindle out, otherwise the total would add up
> to infinity.) Does it really matter? If so, in what way?
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