Consciousness is simply an illusion emergent of a Boltzmann brain configuration....
April 7, 2016 at 5:21 pm
(April 7, 2016 at 2:51 pm)JuliaL Wrote: Sure you can consider the life span of protons and conclude a finite time/space.
That's not at all what I conclude. The fact that protons may be finite within the universe is not meant to imply that space and time itself are necessarily limited. In other words, while normal matter may have a lifespan, the universe may itself be eternal. My point is that IF Boltzmann Brains rely on material elements to exist (similar but perhaps not identical to our brains), THEN they may have a limited window of finite time in which to form IF protons do indeed decay OR the expansion of the universe is such that it eventually forces matter apart. I think you may have read into my original statement more than I meant to imply.
