Whether that branch is low-probability is, of course, impossible to tell.
Hm… how sure should anyone be of that impossibility? For example, if the number of Everett branches isn’t infinite, but merely, say, 10^120, then wouldn’t it be hypothetically possible for a worldline that has relatively few other worldlines that are similar enough to interact on the quantum level to have to macroscopicly-observable effects?
I see no reason to update based on this particular incident.
Fair enough.
you should not read the crime / police blotter sections of newspapers.
I don’t; the local region has a small enough population that the main newspaper has only a single section to cover all local stories. Unsubscribing from the RSS feed with local crime stories would also unsubscribe me from local politics, events, fluff, and so forth.
Since you are posting, you know you are an Everett branch survivor. Whether that branch is low-probability is, of course, impossible to tell.
That depends on gut feelings, but I see no reason to update based on this particular incident.
That you should not read the crime / police blotter sections of newspapers.
Hm… how sure should anyone be of that impossibility? For example, if the number of Everett branches isn’t infinite, but merely, say, 10^120, then wouldn’t it be hypothetically possible for a worldline that has relatively few other worldlines that are similar enough to interact on the quantum level to have to macroscopicly-observable effects?
Fair enough.
I don’t; the local region has a small enough population that the main newspaper has only a single section to cover all local stories. Unsubscribing from the RSS feed with local crime stories would also unsubscribe me from local politics, events, fluff, and so forth.
The greatness of LW.
merely 10^120 :-D
Clearly, you do. I wasn’t suggesting wearing blinders not to notice them, I suggested not reading them.