The prospect, in terms of subjective expectations, of immortality under the no-collapse interpretation of quantum mechanics is certain, as pointed out by several authors, both physicists and, more recently, philosophers. The argument, known as quantum suicide, or quantum immortality, has received some critical discussion, but there hasn't been any questioning of David Lewis's point that there is a terrifying corollary to the argument, namely, that we should expect to live forever in a crippled, more and more damaged state, that barely sustains life. This is the prospect of eternal quantum torment. Based on some empirical facts, I argue for a conclusion that is much more reassuring than Lewis's terrible scenario. © 2012 Blackwell Publishing ...
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Time may be infinite in both directions. If it is, then, if persons could live at most once in all o...
According to Husserl, the epochè (or suspension of judgment) must be left incomplete. It is to be pe...
In this chapter I argue that choosing to live forever comes with the threat of an especially pernici...
This article explores theoretical conditions necessary for “quantum immortality” (QI) as well as its...
The fallacy that the many worlds interpretation (MWI) of quantum mechanics implies certain survival ...
In ‘How Many Lives has Schrödinger’s Cat?’ David Lewis argues that the Everettian no-collapse interp...
This paper offers new arguments to reject the alleged dream of immortality. In order to do this, I f...
Death has always been considered as an inevitable yet ‘’unpleasant’’ conclusion to one’s lifelong jo...
This book is a compilation of the work published by the present authors in various scientific journa...
In quantum mechanics, quantum suicide is a thought experiment, originally published independently by...
The experimental setup of the self-referential quantum measurement, jovially known as the "quantum s...
A novel puzzle for the notion of probability in the Many-Worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics ...
Abstract. Lothar Schäfer has written a poetic tribute pointing out the relevance of quantum theory t...
The Everett Box is a device in which an observer and a lethal quantum apparatus are isolated from th...
We define life as the amplification of quantum uncertainty up to macroscopic scales. A living being ...
Time may be infinite in both directions. If it is, then, if persons could live at most once in all o...
According to Husserl, the epochè (or suspension of judgment) must be left incomplete. It is to be pe...
In this chapter I argue that choosing to live forever comes with the threat of an especially pernici...