The argument is sound unless you believe that it's impossible for
autonomous, conscious AIs to exist. Even physics makes room for some
version of multiple realities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_suicide_and_immortality
Basically what physics says that reality is not deterministic. Things
happen on a probabilistic scale. So improbably things can occur. But the
interesting thing is that all the possible ways something can happen exists
at the same time (it's called a Superposition of states). Like
Schroedinger's cat who is dead and alive at the same time. So the theory
is that if many realities exist, there is at least one reality where you
will live forever. Which is kind of like reloading a quick save just after
you die.
On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 12:58 PM, Donaldson, Alasdair <
alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I had a friend from high school who believed that as well – that we were
stuck in the Matrix.
He had to spend a bit of time in one of those padded rooms. I suppose he
wasn’t quite as rich as Musk.
*From:* cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
*On Behalf Of *Ilitirit Sama
*Sent:* 07 June 2016 01:57 PM
*To:* cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* Re: Morning
BTW, Elon Musk believes we are living in a simulation.
http://gas2.org/2016/06/04/elon-musk-says-just-characters-aliens-video-game/
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