RE: duck me!

From: Eugen Leitl (eugen@leitl.org)
Date: Wed Oct 23 2002 - 16:17:39 MDT


On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, gts wrote:

> But in this case there are changes if we exchange the objects, even if
> they are very small changes. The differences can be detected

Two physical objects in the same quantum state are provably
indistinguishable. Okay? If they weren't, e.g. the equilibrium equation
wouldn't be true.

> objectively by those who might make very accurate measurements, and
> subjectively by the persons themselves who might make very accurate
> self-assessments.

Please stop speculating. You cannot win, as we're talking definitions
here. If your two personae are distinguishable, they're distinct. By
definition.



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