The_Duck comments on Causal Universes - Less Wrong

60 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 29 November 2012 04:08AM

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Comment author: The_Duck 30 November 2012 01:44:05AM 3 points [-]

I am having my doubts that time travel is even a coherent concept.

But Eliezer gave you a constructive example in the post!

Comment author: scav 30 November 2012 09:01:03AM 1 point [-]

OK then, I am having doubts that my mind is coherent enough to discuss time travel usefully.

Comment author: DaFranker 03 December 2012 02:23:33PM 2 points [-]

Understandable. Your brain shipped with a built-in module that models time as a property of reality in order to simplify other processes. Most people have to bludgeon it to near-death in order to just barely avoid the basic failure modes of thinking about time travel.

Comment author: MugaSofer 30 November 2012 09:34:43AM 0 points [-]

In fairness, his example assumed a universal timeframe (experienced by the simulators.)