The territory is not in the map, because that is nonsense.
That does not beg the question against instrumentalism and jn favour.of realism, because the territory does not have to exist at all.
Realists and anti realists are arguing about whether the territory exists, not where.
The territory is not in the map, because that is nonsense.
That's the standard reaction here, yes. However "that is nonsense" is not a rational argument. You can present evidence to the contrary or point out a contradiction in reasoning. If you have either, feel free.
That does not beg the question against instrumentalism and jn favour.of realism, because the territory does not have to exist at all.
I don't understand what you are saying here.
Realists and anti realists are arguing about whether the territory exists, not where.
Maybe so, then I am neither.
http://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=1103
Eliezer's gung-ho attitude about the realism of the Many Worlds Interpretation always rubbed me the wrong way, especially in the podcast between both him and Scott (around 8:43 in http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/2220). I've seen a similar sentiment expressed before about the MWI sequences. And I say that still believing it to be the most seemingly correct of the available interpretations.
I feel Scott's post does an excellent job grounding it as a possibly correct, and in-principle falsifiable interpretation.