Editing Talk:1666: Brain Upload
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β | Now it gets quite philsophical, but what, actually, is the difference between a copy and transfer - at least in this case? If you see a transfer as copying with deleting the original there's no difference (Think: Star Trek Transporter technology | + | Now it gets quite philsophical, but what, actually, is the difference between a copy and transfer - at least in this case? If you see a transfer as copying with deleting the original there's no difference (Think: Star Trek Transporter technology). So from this point of view I see no reason why the copy shouldn't "feel" as the original - given that the copy we are talking about is not just the "hard" data (e.g. memories) but the "soft" consciousness as well. |
Nice blog article about this topic: http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/12/what-makes-you-you.html | Nice blog article about this topic: http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/12/what-makes-you-you.html | ||
There's no reason why the original and the copy woudln't feel "real". | There's no reason why the original and the copy woudln't feel "real". |