[ExI] Let's play What If.

Stathis Papaioannou stathisp at gmail.com
Wed Oct 27 13:58:18 UTC 2010


On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 12:16 AM, Ben Zaiboc <bbenzai at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Here's a thought experiment:  Imagine a machine which
> could create two atoms where there was one, and move
> each atom exactly 1 metre away from the original
> position, in opposite directions, very quickly. This
> process is applied to your entire body, creating two
> exact copies, 2 metres apart.
>
> So which one is 'you'?

Both have equal claim to being "you", but each copy feels that it is
the real "you". This translates to a 1/2 probability of finding
yourself the copy on the left or the copy on the right. This is a
*subjective* probability, an illusion if you prefer. It is what is
supposed to happen in ordinary life under a multiverse model of
reality: when you toss a coin one version of you sees heads and
another version sees tails, but you have the illusion that you
"become" one or other version with a 1/2 probability of seeing heads
or tails.


-- 
Stathis Papaioannou




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