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Comment author: wedrifid 09 July 2013 10:52:14AM 0 points [-]

7) But Tegmark's level IV multiverse is true, so we can acausaly communicate between worlds, in fact all conversations are actually acausal communication between worlds.

That latter part seems to rely on a misleading use of words. There seems to be a rather distinct difference between acausal conversation and causal conversation.

Comment author: skeptical_lurker 10 July 2013 11:47:30PM 1 point [-]

I am using words as clearly as possible. To clarify, my friend believes it is impossible for one sentient being to causally influence another.

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 11 July 2013 09:02:07AM 3 points [-]

my friend believes it is impossible for one sentient being to causally influence another.

And yet your friend bothers to talk. Why?

Comment author: skeptical_lurker 11 July 2013 11:00:35PM 1 point [-]

Talking I can understand, I mean I suppose acausal communication could be as fun? What's perhaps more surprising is altruism and empathy. Would you buy someone a drink if it doesn't cause them to drink it? What if you one-box?

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