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God's DebrisThe replica of me in the distant future will have none of the memories and feelings that comprise my life,” I said. “There will be many replicas of you in the future, not just one. Some will have lives similar to yours, with similar memories and feelings. The replicas will be different from you only in concept, not in practical terms.” “The thing I like about your view of God is that it’s easy to follow the rules. All I have to do is go with probability.” “Sometimes it is easy,” he said. “Other times it will be hard to sort out the right probabilities. Today, the news reported that teens who publicly commit to avoiding sex have more success in abstaining, compared to those who don’t. What would you conclude about the probabilities in that story?” “Obviously it helps to make the public commitment. That improves your odds.” “Perhaps. Or maybe the teens who wanted to abstain were the only ones who were willing to publicly commit. Or maybe the teens who made the public commitments were more likely to later lie about their rate of sex ...» |
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