khafra comments on References & Resources for LessWrong - Less Wrong

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Comment author: khafra 17 October 2010 03:00:52AM 1 point [-]

The difference, to me, is how you define the difference between quantum suicide and classical suicide. Everett's daughter killing herself in all universes where she outlived him only sounds like quantum suicide to me if her death was linked to his in a mechanical and immediate manner; otherwise, with her suffering in the non-preferred universe for a while, it just sounds like plain old suicide.

Comment author: wedrifid 17 October 2010 03:10:58AM -1 points [-]

The difference between quantum and classical seems to be distinct from that between painless and painful.