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I would object, obviously. It would be murder of a human. You have duplicated me; that doesn't give you the right to kill one of me. The original remains sentie
by Smaug123 11y ago
I would object, obviously. It would be murder of a human. You have duplicated me; that doesn't give you the right to kill one of me. The original remains sentient, and I would quite possibly care for it more than I would care for other family.
Analogy: impregnating a woman and (eventually) causing her to give birth - that is, "duplicating" her, although the copy is actually not very like her - doesn't give you the right to kill her.
I'm fine with teleportation, if that's what you mean, but I go into that with the intention of the death of one of the copies. It's effective suicide, not externally-imposed murder.
- x5n1 11y agoHumans do sexual reproduction. Many other living things don't play the sexual game, they do in fact produce copies of themselves who behave and look exactly as they do. I envy those civilized creatures. Their lives are much easier and more productive.
- seanp2k2 11y agoInteresting. It really depends on what you value. I can imagine that many people value sex over productivity.