lavalamp comments on Weighting the probability of being a mind by the quantity of the matter composing the computer that calculates that mind - Less Wrong

0 Post author: yttrium 11 February 2014 03:34PM

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Comment author: lavalamp 12 February 2014 01:11:19AM 0 points [-]

I think you're getting downvoted for your TL;DR, which is extremely difficult to parse. May I suggest:

TL;DR: Treating "computers running minds" as discrete objects might cause a paradox in probability calculations that involve self-location.

Comment author: yttrium 12 February 2014 08:06:25AM 1 point [-]

Changed it, that sounds better.

Comment author: ThisSpaceAvailable 16 February 2014 07:09:54AM 0 points [-]

Of course, now your introductory phrase "TL;DR by lavalamp:" doesn't make sense without the knowledge that "lavalamp" is a proper noun.