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Kilharae t1_j7vh75n wrote

Well, I think people presume that a copy of you would have a copy of your conscience too. And it is not necessary for a copy to be aware of other copies for it to be a copy, so I disagree with your logic here. Although, not necessarily with your conclusion. I definitely get there via a different route, which I describe elsewhere on this thread.

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Jessmom94 t1_j7vgz95 wrote

I saw a video on this and it sure would help a lot of people with osteoporosis. Not just those in space. Hope it continues to go somewhere. I know a little about this because of my family and current osteoporosis drugs only work to slow bone breakdown - not form new bone. People in space lose bone density at a faster rate I believe.

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radley77 t1_j7vfum9 wrote

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Kilharae t1_j7vfhfk wrote

You should probably look into this more, because there are indeed different types of infinities, and some are larger than others. For instance, there are more numbers between 0 and 1 than there are integers going to infinity. I wasn't talking about finite space, I was talking about one infinity of variation, vs. another infinity of size. What I'm suggesting is that the infinity of variation is larger than the infinity of size. So even with infinite space, there may be infinitely more types of universes to fill that space than there is space itself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxGsU8oIWjY watch this video if you're curious to learn more.

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slickhedstrong t1_j7vf3la wrote

the why doesn't need a cognitive or narrative motivation here.

why are volcanoes important to hawaii? because without them there'd be no hawaii. a fortunate random circumstance.

likewise, jupiter flexing the orbit of so many roaming bodies means we are offered a mild protection from more potentially dangerous objects flying around.

that's why jupiter's tendency to pull moons is important to earth. even if the why is ambient.

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Thatingles t1_j7vemfo wrote

Nope. Infinity means infinity, not very large finite. All infinities contain infinite copies of you, no matter how long the odds. It's not an easy thing to think about, but there it is. What you have described is a very large finite universe, but that is precisely what infinity isn't. The difference between a very large but finite thing and an infinite thing is in itself infinite.

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