Kaj_Sotala comments on Do Earths with slower economic growth have a better chance at FAI? - Less Wrong

30 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 12 June 2013 07:54PM

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Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 13 June 2013 12:30:14PM *  1 point [-]

You don't need quantum many worlds for this kind of speculation: e.g. a spatially infinite universe would also do the trick.

Comment author: Jack 13 June 2013 04:47:37PM 0 points [-]

As I said:

Whether or not quantum randomness drives the course of the economy it's still a really good idea to stop conflating subjective probability and the corresponding notion of possible worlds with quantum/inflationary/whatever many world theories.