RobinZ comments on What makes you YOU? For non-deists only. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alicorn 11 November 2009 03:12:40AM *  5 points [-]

You're begging a very important question when you use "you" to refer only to the template for subsequent duplication. On my wacky view, if you duplicate me perfectly, she's also me. If it's time T1 and you're going to duplicate Alicorn-T1 at T2, then Alicorn-T1 has two futures - Alicorn-T2* and Alicorn-T2** - and Alicorn-T1 will make advance choices for them both just as if no duplication occurred. If you speak to Alicorn-T1 about the future in which duplication occurs, "you" is plural.

Comment author: RobinZ 11 November 2009 04:02:25AM 0 points [-]

Your "wacky view" sounds quite similar to mine - I would be interested to read that thesis when it is published.