tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post5333003456649568098..comments2024-03-28T03:22:24.202-04:00Comments on The Multiverse According to Ben: Why Voting May Not be Such a Stupid Idea (A Multiversal Argument)Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12743597120529571571noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-50272085702416448732008-05-02T07:16:00.000-04:002008-05-02T07:16:00.000-04:00hi, ben,about a couple of month ago, i watch your ...hi, ben,about a couple of month ago, i watch your video of artificial general intelligence. how can i download your novamente cognitive engine<BR/>davidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-13041128565478085282008-03-28T16:14:00.000-04:002008-03-28T16:14:00.000-04:00You know, given that your support for Obama is an ...You know, given that your support for Obama is an indicator of the kind of person you're like, one need only look at the enormous support that already exists in the world for Obama to get a feel for how many other people like you there are in the country...Nato Welchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16522541104301335526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-14096533641728148792008-03-28T15:17:00.000-04:002008-03-28T15:17:00.000-04:00Ben,You write, "I just don't think there are that ...Ben,<BR/><BR/>You write, "I just don't think there are that many people like me out there."<BR/><BR/>There are many people like you in the regard that is specifically relevant; that is, those who decide to cast their vote for your candidate of choice, Obama, because they feel that they are representative of a certain group (and not because each thinks his vote will be the tie-breaker).<BR/><BR/>I consider myself part of that group, whose members I would certainly prefer vote. Whether or not these others and I share other things in common or reach our decision to vote based on a notion of multiversal probability doesn't matter to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-26110651010288926122008-03-28T10:28:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:28:00.000-04:00Ben,Just a hunch, but effecting other minds' multi...Ben,<BR/><BR/>Just a hunch, but effecting other minds' multiverses may be the fabric of social cohesion. Perhaps we are not jumping (or cannot jump) from one branch to another, but instead observing the direction of our multiverse on those of other minds? In this sense, I see voting as an efficiency measure to see where the multitudes of multiverses cohere at any one point. In this way, your universe observing itself observing the other multiverses chooses not to participate in creating a future for all multiverses.<BR/><BR/>So, what I am saying is by not voting you choose not to participate in helping your fellow minds move towards a better future for all.<BR/><BR/>So get off your ass and vote for Obama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-58475911561227767382008-03-28T00:20:00.000-04:002008-03-28T00:20:00.000-04:00I said "It's not as though your decision process l...I said "It's not as though your decision process lets you jump from one branch of the multiverse to another." ... which is true unless you believe in Yverses (see a previous blog entry), and believe that conscious choices let you hop between multiverses within the overall Yverse! But I didn't to burden my blog post on voting, which is an argument I find reasonably solid, with talk about Yverses which are a far wilder speculation. So I appended this comment instead ;-)Ben Goertzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289041122724284772noreply@blogger.com