[extropy-chat] Role of MWI and Time Travel

[Russell Wallace]

On 5/25/06, Samantha Atkins <sjatkins at mac.com> wrote:

> Sorry but soul is already taken and means that non-material self
> independent of the body that enters the body somewhere around birth and
> survives the death of the body without us having to invent any new tech like
> uploading or whatever.  It is already immortal according to all the
> religions of the world that grant an individualized self.  Buddhism
> quibbles.  Please let's not label what we mean by using this old word with
> tons of tired baggage.
>

As far as practical communication goes, you'll note that indeed I'm not in
the habit of using the word "soul"; there are alternative words that are
less prone to being misinterpreted. I found it an interesting little
philosophical digression, but if it doesn't do anything for you, fair
enough.

I'll stand by my usage of "free will" though; I think correctly defining it
fixes a very common category error that's in practice quite independent of
religious belief.
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