But if the external world is illegitimate, why do you say that “I probably won’t exist in the next instant anyway”?
I never said that the external world is illegitimate. It’s just that in the universe as described, any particular features of it are completely transient.
When I say that each instant is independent (BLEAK), do you imagine that each instant all the matter in the world is randomly arranged, such that my brain may or may not be generated?
Yes that is exactly what I imagine, especially given the clarifying examples in the original post like “In fact, both companies might not even exist in the next instant”. Was this intended to mean that all the people in the companies exist, and the corporate offices with their logos and so on, but just the people experience different things and no longer believe that they’re part of some company?
Also yes, if such a universe covers enough of probability space then you (or someone very like you) may exist again in the future having memories of having experienced something approximating your life to date. In fact, many possible and plenty of impossible variations and continuations of your life to date. The impossible and nonsensical ones (by our standards) will vastly outnumber the possible ones that make sense.
I never said that the external world is illegitimate. It’s just that in the universe as described, any particular features of it are completely transient.
Yes that is exactly what I imagine, especially given the clarifying examples in the original post like “In fact, both companies might not even exist in the next instant”. Was this intended to mean that all the people in the companies exist, and the corporate offices with their logos and so on, but just the people experience different things and no longer believe that they’re part of some company?
Also yes, if such a universe covers enough of probability space then you (or someone very like you) may exist again in the future having memories of having experienced something approximating your life to date. In fact, many possible and plenty of impossible variations and continuations of your life to date. The impossible and nonsensical ones (by our standards) will vastly outnumber the possible ones that make sense.