Re: many worlds theory of immortality

From: Russell Standish <r.standish.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 09:09:45 +1000

On Mon, May 09, 2005 at 08:55:00PM -0700, "Hal Finney" wrote:
>
> But it's not all that unlikely that someone in the world, unbeknownst
> to you, has invented a cure; whereas for a universe with your exact
> mind in it to be created purely de novo is astronomically unlikely.
>

That's the wrong way of putting it. With the RSSA (necessary for QTI),
one doesn't get to be ancient by being created "de novo", but by
living a very long life.

The idea is that we must experience increasingly bizarre happenings to
keep us alive - however I don't think this will necessarily be a
descent into hell, or of randomness. Whether eternal life in "heaven"
or "hell" is your experience will depend very much on your own
actions.

Cheers

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