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In every universe where you survive (which, for sake of argument, are the only ones you care about) you find a factor on the first try. What’s more likely, ran
by __ryan__ 4y ago
In every universe where you survive (which, for sake of argument, are the only ones you care about) you find a factor on the first try.
What’s more likely, randomly guessing a prime factor of a giant number, or miraculously surviving and being permanently incapacitated? Or being interrupted, saved by modern medicine, bitten by a black widow immediately after getting it right…
You have to think that the odds really aren’t in your favor there.
- shagie 4y agoQuantum immortality is a neat thing ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_suicide_and_immortality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_suicide_and_immortalit... ). I'd suggest the short story All the Myriad Ways by Larry Niven ( https://erenow.net/common/the-best-alternate-history-stories-of-the-20th-century/6.php https://erenow.net/common/the-best-alternate-history-stories... ) and the exceedingly long story Nangurz ol Arny Fgrcurafba (rot13 because it kind of is a spoiler).
- JadeNB 4y agoWhen discussing quantum immortality and sci-fi, one must also mention Greg Egan's early Quarantine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine_(Egan_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine_(Egan_novel)).
- ctoth 4y agoAlso when discussing Quantum Immortality and Sci Fi, one must certainly mention Divided By Infinity. https://www.tor.com/2010/08/05/divided-by-infinity/ https://www.tor.com/2010/08/05/divided-by-infinity/
- Groxx 4y agoAs a middleground, at around 42 pages long, there's Divided by Infinity: https://www.tor.com/2010/08/05/divided-by-infinity/ https://www.tor.com/2010/08/05/divided-by-infinity/
- cwillu 4y agoThe universe likes to play with its food. (What, did you think this logic is only valid when you're trying to gain godlike powers?)