Re: Making money via quantum suicide

From: Tom Caylor <daddycaylor.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 16:44:40 -0700 (PDT)

Why is it that from my first person perspective other people die?

Perhaps a different question:
Why is it that from your first person perspective other people die?

Tom

On Jun 5, 8:27 am, Bruno Marchal <marc....domain.name.hidden> wrote:
> Hi Lawrence, welcome,
>
> You have to be more precise on the betting procedure. You will win the  
> bet against people who, from your personal point of view, will most  
> probably be dead at the time. How do you intent to recover the money?
>
> Bruno
>
> On 05 Jun 2008, at 15:28, Lawrence wrote:
>
>
>
> > Forgive me if the following comment is ill-thought through as this is
> > my first post to the group.
>
> > It appears to me that, assuming QS is true, I should bet some
> > reasonably substantial amount of cash at the local bookies that I will
> > live to 110 or 120 years of age. Of course I will be around to collect
> > it given QS. This does assume the bookies is still around to pay for
> > it!
>
> > Any thoughts/flames appreciated.
>
> > Lawrence
>
> http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~marchal/
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