Bentham’s bulldog here! It seems like you’re calculating the number of distinct people—in the sense of the number of people that differs regarding some mental or physical property. But that’s not what’s relevant. SIA favors theories with Beth 2 copies of the same person.
He doesn’t only talk about properties but also what people actually are according to our best physical theories, which is continuous wavefunctions—of which there are only beth-1.
Bentham’s bulldog here! It seems like you’re calculating the number of distinct people—in the sense of the number of people that differs regarding some mental or physical property. But that’s not what’s relevant. SIA favors theories with Beth 2 copies of the same person.
He doesn’t only talk about properties but also what people actually are according to our best physical theories, which is continuous wavefunctions—of which there are only beth-1.
But not all possible people are continuous wavefunctions!