TheAncientGeek comments on You are (mostly) a simulation. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TheAncientGeek 16 July 2015 10:43:36AM 1 point [-]

Resulting process may be explained as jumping of consciousness from one observer to another.

May it? DT and MWI don't support the idea of consciousness that can detach itself and literally jump. Or if it is a metaphor, what is it a metaphor for?

Personally, I think it is not a problem at all, as after many jumps consciousness will return to original observer

Do you have any reason for believing that other than the inconvenience of the alternative?

Comment author: turchin 16 July 2015 02:09:18PM 0 points [-]

I speak about DT and MWI in terms of opening post, where they need to explain more general theory which was named "flux universe". Idea of flux universe is that things which are not inside your attention become blurred. The most well known example of blurred things us Shredinger cat. But in my opinion you do not need neither DT or MWI to get to flux reality. Because even in classical universe the same observers (copies) may exist in different circumstances. And if I deliberately exclude from my attention many things I will become equal to many other observers, thus changing size of my reference class.