The whole problem with the theory is the word "transfer", which suggests a consciousness separate from body (and mind?), and thus inherits all the problems inherent in dualism.
> Take it from the other angle: by observation, this universe is such that you haven't died yet. Extrapolate.
Yeah, that's more like the many-worlds interpretation that I was talking about. Assuming the aging process is akin to radioactive decay, with death increasingly more likely but not inevitable, then essentially we are already carrying out the described experiment. If either of us finds ourselves 300 years old (say) and still not dead, then we can conclude that the MWI is true.
So no need for pistols, radioactive substances or Geiger counters. *Phew*
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Date: 2009-01-20 08:41 am (UTC)> Take it from the other angle: by observation, this universe is such that you haven't died yet. Extrapolate.
Yeah, that's more like the many-worlds interpretation that I was talking about. Assuming the aging process is akin to radioactive decay, with death increasingly more likely but not inevitable, then essentially we are already carrying out the described experiment. If either of us finds ourselves 300 years old (say) and still not dead, then we can conclude that the MWI is true.
So no need for pistols, radioactive substances or Geiger counters. *Phew*