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OnALark comments on Principia Compat. The potential Importance of Multiverse Theory - Less Wrong Discussion

-1 Post author: MakoYass 02 February 2016 04:22AM

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Comment author: OnALark 02 February 2016 09:16:41AM 0 points [-]

I think you've got most things mostly wrong. Which is fine. But the tone doesn't match the extent of wrongness.

The basic idea looks fine. If you want to spend time on it---doesn't look like a priority to me, but many people spend their time on less interesting projects---I'd recommend continuing to think more carefully about basic details, rather than exploring exotic implications.

Comment author: MakoYass 02 February 2016 08:04:26PM *  0 points [-]

Your advice is a summary of the thesis of the article... I never claimed any certainty. All I'm trying to convey is that there is something interesting here, some probability of theoretical importance, and that more precise analysis than we've been able to give it is needed.

We can explore cultural and societal implications, which motivates the theory, but we arn't really in the position to advance the theory ourselves.

If you have refutations, I'd appreciate if you'd be generous enough to maybe hint at what they are, if that wouldn't be too hard?