Re: quantum suicide = deadly dumb

From: Hal Finney <hal.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:29:00 -0800

Jacques M. Mallah, <jqm1584.domain.name.hidden>, asks:
> To those who still believe in quantum suicide, the most dangerous
> crackpot idea I've seen in physics: how can you really understand nothing
> about the simple concept of the measure of a conscious thought?

Even if suicide reduces the measure of the set of universes in which I
exist, why is that bad?

Is it detectable by me? Do I notice if I kill myself off in some
universes? Can I "feel" when my measure changes? I don't see how.

Hal
Received on Wed Dec 09 1998 - 17:36:11 PST