Posted: Jun 12, 2011 12:24 am
Paul Almond wrote:In any event, I am not suggesting that anyone should do this.
I might be persuaded to do the experiment with just a coin.
I don't see how any of what you said proves anything about MWI. Even within just this world, if I were to flip a coin countless times then eventually I'll a hit a prolongued run of heads or tails. Such possibilities are expected even within the realm of a singular reality. Apparently, it's even possible for a monkey to type the complete works of Shakespeare, even within just this world. Too furry or not too furry, that is not the question. Sorry, I appear to have stepped into the world where I've become mad.
The point you made about not being able to observe one's demise - because one is dead - seems daft to me. MWI is contingent upon statistics, not observation. I mean, after all, there must be many worlds in which I'm already dead, so that the existence of these worlds is not contingent upon my observation of them. Therefore, any analysis of MWI which seeks to prove the theory upon the basis of observation, seems like a dead duck, imo. Though perhaps the duck is alive elsewhere.