[extropy-chat] Qualia Bet.

[Dirk Bruere]

On 11/28/05, The Avantguardian <avantguardian2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>      Yes. Because evolution does a beautiful job
> explaining the diversity of life yet can do little
> more than hand waving when it comes to explaining
> where the very first life came from. Yes, I suppose
> that sheer coincidence operating over billions of
> years, might have allowed a self-replicating RNA
> molecule to come into being, but the world is a harsh
> place. The chances of that unique hypothesized
> sequence of RNA remaining stable enough replicate in
> sufficient numbers to give natural selection enough
> time to shape into all the variety of life we have is
> unlikely. Keep in mind that natural selection operates
>

MWI of QM coupled with the Anthropic Principle can probably account for
that.
In fact, it may be good evidence for the truth of MWI.

Dirk
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