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Algernoq comments on timeless quantum immortality - Less Wrong Discussion

2 Post author: Algernoq 06 December 2015 04:14AM

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Comment author: Algernoq 09 December 2015 09:20:21AM 0 points [-]

In that case, it seems like Quantum Immortality doesn't work.

And here I thought I was safe. Dammit.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 09 December 2015 05:15:23PM 1 point [-]

Well, the nice form you described here doesn't work. The kind of lousy usual form does, with the usual caveats.

Comment author: Algernoq 11 December 2015 06:44:34AM *  0 points [-]

I agree provided the many-worlds interpretation is correct, which seems likely.

If the consciousness-causes-collapse interpretation is correct (which seems less likely), then the special form I described might still work. But I can't count on it.