In a single universe with stochastic laws, there's only a single universe and all you can say about it is the probability of certain things happening in it. But if you are either a deontologist or a consequentialist, I don't see necessarily what that metaphysical difference does to your moral or ethical or practical calculations. There is a metaphysical difference because in many worlds, there will be worlds in which the different outcomes all happen with probability one. Jessica Napier: You seem to have endless amount of curiosity and fearless about trying out ideas without your ego getting bruised along the way.
Welcome to the October 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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