And?… (Well, Everett’s QM interpretation comes to mind.)
There may be many dissenting choices (with cryonics being the only important one, I think), but there is a huge number of conforming choices. Are we better (than experts, not laymen) at predicting the weather? Building cars? Flying to the moon? Running countries? Studying beetles?
And, ironically enough, I picked most of the interesting dissenting opinions from OB. In this sense, isn’t OB is an institution of general clear thinking, to which people defer? To take that thought to the extreme—if our beloved Omega takes up a job as an oracle for humanity, and we can just ask him any question at any time and be confident in his answer, what should happen to our pursuit of rationality?
if our beloved Omega takes up a job as an oracle for humanity, and we can just ask him any question at any time and be confident in his answer, what should happen to our pursuit of rationality?
(Well, Everett’s QM interpretation comes to mind.)
Most of the QM guys I know personally believe in this (although they specialise in quantum computing, which makes NO SENSE if you use the Copenhagen interpretation). I also know a philosopher who likes the Bohmian mechanics viewpoint, but that certainly puts him in a minority.
Cryonics… and whether to spend your money at the margins on healthcare… and...
And?… (Well, Everett’s QM interpretation comes to mind.)
There may be many dissenting choices (with cryonics being the only important one, I think), but there is a huge number of conforming choices. Are we better (than experts, not laymen) at predicting the weather? Building cars? Flying to the moon? Running countries? Studying beetles?
And, ironically enough, I picked most of the interesting dissenting opinions from OB. In this sense, isn’t OB is an institution of general clear thinking, to which people defer? To take that thought to the extreme—if our beloved Omega takes up a job as an oracle for humanity, and we can just ask him any question at any time and be confident in his answer, what should happen to our pursuit of rationality?
dunno, ask Omega
Most of the QM guys I know personally believe in this (although they specialise in quantum computing, which makes NO SENSE if you use the Copenhagen interpretation). I also know a philosopher who likes the Bohmian mechanics viewpoint, but that certainly puts him in a minority.