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SodaPopinski comments on Open thread, Nov. 02 - Nov. 08, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: SodaPopinski 04 November 2015 07:41:12PM 0 points [-]

If there are really infinite instances of conscious computations, then I don't think it is unreasonable to believe that there exists no more/less measure and simply we have no reason at all to be surprised to be living in one type of simulation than another. I guess my interest with the question was if there is any way to not throw the baby out with the bathwater, by having a reasonable more restrictive notation of what a computation is.

Comment author: Viliam 05 November 2015 08:13:43AM 0 points [-]

I think having a measure is exactly the way to not throw the baby out with the bathwater. But I am not really an expert on this.