From: Giu1i0 Pri5c0 (g2002@prisco.info)
Date: Fri Dec 06 2002 - 04:22:18 MST
This touches on one of the deepest questions, what "exist" means. I more and
more think that if something can be consistently conceived, it exists in
some TBD sense of the world. Or at least, quoting I think Egan among others,
if a "world" (that can be a simulation running on a computer or even an
abstract mathematical entity) contains conscious observers, it exists in
some TBD sense of the world.
--- G. P. WEB: http://prisco.info/giulio/ WAP: http://prisco.info/wap/giulio/ Email, phone, fax, PGP: see WEB/WAP Yahoo, MSN: gpmap ----- Original Message ----- From: "gts" <gts_2000@yahoo.com> To: <extropians@extropy.org> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 10:16 AM Subject: Re: What caused the universe to exist? > The question "Why does X exist?" is meaningful only > when it is conceivable that X might not have existed. > > The ultimate question about the cause of the universe > cannot pass this test for meaning because it is not > possible to conceive of the universe not existing. To > have a conception of any kind, one must presuppose a > universe in which one can conceive. > > -gts
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