John de Rivaz wrote:
>
> > More likely, (and this would now be the RSSA type of interpretation),
> > as continuous transitions become more unlikely (ie escaping death becomes
> > extremely less likely), then forgetting style discontinuous
> > transitions might dominate.
>
> How does this fit in with the anthropic principle:
All of what we discussed fits into that framework. We are simply
discussing an alternate mechanism (discontinuous transitions of
consciousness) which is presumed to take place when the probability of
continuous continuation is sufficiently low...
>
> an individual can only observe a universe in which he lives, therefore he
> can only observe universes in which he escapes death, however improbable.
> Even a stone age man could observe universes in which a highly improbably
> mutation enables him to live indefinitely, and only sub-sets of those in
> which he escapes disease, accident or murder.
>
> The downside of this is that the probability of survival in a healthy state
> is less than the probability of survival in an unhealthy but conscious
> state. Therefore everyone perceives themselves as becoming infinitely more
> decrepit.
>
> --
> Sincerely, John de Rivaz: http://www.deRivaz.com
> my homepage links to Longevity Report, Fractal Report, music, Inventors'
> report, an autobio and various other projects:
> http://www.geocities.com/longevityrpt
> http://www.autopsychoice.com - http://www.cryonics-europe.org -
> http://www.porthtowan.com
>
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