Actually, it’s the other way around. SIA always assumes that one may not have existed at all. This is the source of the Bayesian update and this itself may be a problem.
Basically, it requires assuming that all existing humans were randomly sampled from a finite set of immaterial souls—a pretty extraordinary claim about the way our universe works, without any evidence to support it.
Actually, it’s the other way around. SIA always assumes that one may not have existed at all. This is the source of the Bayesian update and this itself may be a problem.
Basically, it requires assuming that all existing humans were randomly sampled from a finite set of immaterial souls—a pretty extraordinary claim about the way our universe works, without any evidence to support it.