torekp comments on Open Thread: December 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: torekp 02 December 2011 03:04:15AM -2 points [-]

the thought experiment requires me to handwave away lots of concerns

When you carefully consider the implications of those concerns, you'll find that the "I" quickly loses its content when projected back in time to an earlier era. In short, it's a question calling for a pseudo-proposition in answer.