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Halfwitz comments on Halloween thread - rationalist's horrors. - Less Wrong Discussion

21 Post author: wwa 01 November 2013 10:07PM

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Comment author: Halfwitz 03 November 2013 01:01:46AM *  13 points [-]

I once dreamed I was performing the quantum suicide experiment. It was discomfiting. But everything turned out fine. I woke up safe in bed...

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 03 November 2013 08:30:44AM 9 points [-]

Just what QTI would have predicted!

Make your measure small enough and you'll probably continue by waking up in bed.

Comment author: [deleted] 03 November 2013 10:50:59AM 0 points [-]

A few times I've had a dream that I woke outside the Matrix. The dreams lasted only for a few seconds, but it was a strong experience, more so because I haven't had a sleep paralysis before.