ThisSpaceAvailable comments on [Open Thread] Stupid Questions (2014-02-17) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ThisSpaceAvailable 18 February 2014 04:57:23AM 3 points [-]

Since humans have a finite lifespan, if the point of divergence takes long enough, then it doesn't matter. And even if one wishes to simulate an immortal being, if one has unlimited resources, one can perform a sequence of simulations, each one twice as long as the previous.