Manfred comments on Possibility and Could-ness - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 19 December 2010 04:55:19AM 0 points [-]

There are in fact an infinite number of worlds in which you jump, sprout wings, and survive.

Well, for most intents and purposes and possibly literally. Do 'we' actually know if there is any precision limit down there in the quantum? Like a 'plank quantum goo stuff' or whatever the proper name would be.

Comment author: Manfred 19 December 2010 05:10:50AM 0 points [-]

Oh man, if probability is quantized that would be unusual.

Actually I guess it would be a natural consequence of quantizing information (I think), which has some decent theoretical reasons. But I don't know of any good evidence either way, and continuous spacetime has its good points too.

Comment author: wedrifid 19 December 2010 07:39:07AM 0 points [-]

But I don't know of any good evidence either way, and continuous spacetime has its good points too.

No idea here either. Although the question is interesting to me. If nothing else it impacts the reply one can give to the quantum suicidal. :)