Comments by "XSportSeeker" (@XSpImmaLion) on "The Most Controversial Problem in Philosophy" video.

  1. I'll faff around the question and just say this - the reason why these problems and thought exercises often cause so much confusion starts from the nature of them - the scenarios don't happen in real life, so we just don't have a frame of reference to think about them. Sometimes it's an unrealistic situation - such as being able to put someone asleep and waking them up without them having any memory of what happened in the past except for understanding the contextual nature of the problem itself. That's a very unrealistic scenario. Or perhaps it's a situation that stipulates something outside our capability of understanding, such as beyond death, multiverse or simulation theory. We can't form any concrete theories around those because they go outside the capability of human conscience. I think these problems precludes an understanding that we just don't have, we'll anchor the answer on something that we do understand, which might vary because it's not a fixed or clear thing.... so it ends up in the realm of speculation. I imagine some people who study this will put the divide being a problem regarding frame of reference or context. So, back to the video, I voted 50%. Why? Because if I was put to sleep, woke up with no memory of anything, even if I was explained how the problem works, for me at that moment a coin flip still has a 50-50 chance. This is rooted more into basic probability and statistics rather than a given context. More importantly perhaps, that reality cannot be overridden. A single coin flip in a single moment in time has a 50-50 chance. In order for that to be changed, you need to input further context into the problem, then changing the frame of reference, then allowing for the answer to be changed in accordance to it. Oversimplification, if I tie you to a post and ask how fast you are moving, you'll say you are not moving at all. But I could change your answer if I change your frame of reference. In relation to what?
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