philh comments on Open thread, Sep. 28 - Oct. 4, 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: philh 03 October 2015 01:52:59PM 3 points [-]

No, because from your perspective, me surviving is just as unlikely under QI as under not-QI. If I die on the result of a quantum coinflip, then the universe diverges into two branches. I can only observe the one where I survive, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. You're equally likely to observe either of them.