RE: Craziness of a quantum suicidal

From: Higgo James <james.higgo.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 11:58:50 +0100

It is very important to realise that QTI is not necessarily good news. Not
least because otherwise it can appear that a desire for immortality can
cloud one's objectivity.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marchal [SMTP:marchal.domain.name.hidden]
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 12:53 PM
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> Subject: Re: Craziness of a quantum suicidal
>
> GSLevy wrote
>
> > [...]
> >Ultimately no one is a looser because everyone survives.
> > [...]
>
> The candidate for QS should know that QS and indeed any
> form of violent death is highly risky. Quantum immortality
> makes hell possible. Hell = a very big pain during a very
> long time.
>
> QTI justifies a "death" as smooth as possible. It is natural
> to think that, in a society where Quantum (or comp) immortality
> will be believed by the general public (if ever), euthanasia
> will be the rule (after all, [cf Russell Standish]).
>
> People will realise that torture, crime (etc.) are much more
> frightening and grave (if that is possible) for it could never
> ends.
>
> Shakespeare's Hamlet decided not to kill himself when he
> realises that he could awake himself in a more frightfull
> nightmare. He concludes:
> "conscience makes us coward"
>
> Generally, we fear death. With evidences for immortality, we will fear
> death much more ... I think.
>
> May be the winner, in the long run, will be the one who succeed to die,
> like in some Hindouist of Boudhist school of thinking.
>
> I would be glad to be wrong, and I apologize for these rather *black
> ideas*
>
> Bruno
>
>
Received on Thu Jun 24 1999 - 03:59:25 PDT