Vladimir_Nesov comments on Cryonics and Pascal’s wager - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 18 February 2011 07:58:15PM *  10 points [-]

If I haven’t already made it abundantly clear, the assumption that the future you wake up in is at all desirable for you is a far-fetched one. It ignores the possibility of waking up as a slave with no opportunity for suicide.

See Reversal test, Motivated skepticism, Rationalization.

(The assumption that you can go to a grocery store and buy some orange juice is a far-fetched one, since it ignores the possibility of a global conspiracy led by Sarah Palin bent on not letting you do that.)