What about if the copies do diverge, but they do so in a way such that the probability distribution over each copy’s future behavior is identical to yours (and you may also assume that they, and you, are in a benign environment, i.e. only good things happen)?
Hmmm, probability distribution; at what level of knowledge?
I guess I should assume you mean at what is currently considered the maximum level of knowledge?
In which case, I suspect that’d be a small level of divergence. But, maybe not negligible. I’m not sure, my knowledge of how quantum effects effect macroscopic reality is rather small.
Or is it probability based on my knowledge?
In which case it’s a huge divergence, and I’d very much appreciate it.
Before deciding how much I value it, I’d like to see an illustration example, if possible. Perhaps take Einstein as an example: if he had been copied at age 12, what is an average level of divergence?
If there was a time travel event, such that me and me tomorrow existed at the same time, would we have the same thoughts? No.
Would we have the same emotions? No.
We would be different.
If it was a time travel event causing diverging timelines I’d consider it a net gain in utility for mes. (especially if I could go visit the other timeline occasionally :D )
If it was a time loop, where present me will inevitably become future me? There’s still precisely as many temporal mes as there would be otherwise. It is neither innately a gain nor a loss.
If the copies don’t diverge their value is zero.
They are me. We are one person, with one set of thoughts, one set of emotions etc.
What about if the copies do diverge, but they do so in a way such that the probability distribution over each copy’s future behavior is identical to yours (and you may also assume that they, and you, are in a benign environment, i.e. only good things happen)?
Hmmm, probability distribution; at what level of knowledge?
I guess I should assume you mean at what is currently considered the maximum level of knowledge?
In which case, I suspect that’d be a small level of divergence. But, maybe not negligible. I’m not sure, my knowledge of how quantum effects effect macroscopic reality is rather small.
Or is it probability based on my knowledge? In which case it’s a huge divergence, and I’d very much appreciate it.
Before deciding how much I value it, I’d like to see an illustration example, if possible. Perhaps take Einstein as an example: if he had been copied at age 12, what is an average level of divergence?
You are one person today and tomorrow. You don’t think, that the tomorrow copy of you is useless?
Me today vs. me tomorrow is divergence. If each copy exists in an identical, non-interacting world there’s no divergence.
If there was a time travel event, such that me and me tomorrow existed at the same time, would we have the same thoughts? No.
Would we have the same emotions? No.
We would be different.
If it was a time travel event causing diverging timelines I’d consider it a net gain in utility for mes. (especially if I could go visit the other timeline occasionally :D )
If it was a time loop, where present me will inevitably become future me? There’s still precisely as many temporal mes as there would be otherwise. It is neither innately a gain nor a loss.