The space colonization scenario doesn’t offer the possibility of infinite utility though? Just very large but finite utility?
Regardless of whether or not you think the universe is infinite, my understanding is that the part of the universe that is reachable without faster-than-light travel is still finite.
I tried to set up the space colonization scenario so that the reachable universe (from now) grows without bound over time, but could have been clearer.
Even if it is bounded, if our descendants go on forever (or have an end date that’s finite but has infinite expected value), that would still generate infinite expected utility.
The space colonization scenario doesn’t offer the possibility of infinite utility though? Just very large but finite utility?
Regardless of whether or not you think the universe is infinite, my understanding is that the part of the universe that is reachable without faster-than-light travel is still finite.
I tried to set up the space colonization scenario so that the reachable universe (from now) grows without bound over time, but could have been clearer.
Even if it is bounded, if our descendants go on forever (or have an end date that’s finite but has infinite expected value), that would still generate infinite expected utility.