Re: Multiverse Morality

On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 6:32 PM, Ismail Atalay <i_c_atalay-/[email protected]>wrote:

> do not think anyone has such prospect if MWI is correct. There is no room
> for subjectivity or genuine choice in MWI. AFAIC, according to MWI, we
> humans are very complex entities who are pushed to fool ourselves as if we
> have a real influence or choice but essentially the universes are splitting
> according to objective equations during these processes  and thus we do not
> make any real choice.
> Ismail Atalay
>

Just to be clear, this point of view above is not specific to the MWI.  It
applies to any deterministic non-dualistic physics, such as a Newtonian
block universe (no splitting, but no "real choice" either), or the
Copenhagen interpretation of QM.  You would need some kind of non-physical
mind or soul in order to have it not be according to objective equations.
 Which of course raises all the standard mind/body dualism questions, which
I won't repeat here.

-- 
Gary


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