I apologize for not getting back to you sooner, I didn’t notice your reply until yesterday. And I apologize for the length of my response, too - I bolded the most important parts.
Re: Whether there is empirical difference between worlds where OI is true and where OI is false. The difference between all experiences being mine and only some being mine is that if all experiences are mine, then they all exist in the same way this experience now exists, i.e. for me (where me = just this immediacy/this-here-now character, i.e. the way it exists, NOT Edralis's mem...
Wouldn't it follow that in the same way you anticipate the future experiences of the brain that you "find yourself in" (i.e. the person reading this) you should anticipate all experiences, i.e. that all brain states occur with the same kind of me-ness/vivid immediacy?
It seems that since there is nothing further than makes the experiences (that are these brains states, in this body that is writing these sentences) in some way special so that they're "mine" (there is no additional "me-ghost"), then those particular brain states aren't any different from all ...
Recommendation for a cheaper clinic:
I got my eggs retrieved and frozen at Reprofit clinic in Brno, Czech Republic, for very cheap. The whole process, including the meds, cost less than 2000 euros. Looking at their price list, IVF with one's own eggs costs about 3300 euros. Not sure about what screening services they offer, or whether it's possible to transport the embryos to have the tests and the transfer done elsewhere.
My experience with them is very good. Nice staff and doctors, the place looks nice (no Eastern European nightmare). They are pretty hands... (read more)