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The fact that the original is kept around is the entire point. Let's say your molecules were taken apart... and that's it. That's called "dying".
by lazzlazzlazz 10y ago
The fact that the original is kept around is the entire point.
Let's say your molecules were taken apart... and that's it.
That's called "dying".
- mickeypi 10y agoYes, and if we actually had a way to disassemble and reassemble humans, the reassembled beings would tell you that the experiment works and their consciousness goes back to their first memories as a child. But the disassembled person would have been destroyed and therefore unable to share their opinion on the matter.
- dietrichepp 10y agoThis dodges the question. The question is not whether the original is destroyed, but whether it matters.
- mickeypi 10y agoSorry, that was intended to be implied. The original would say that it matters to them but to any observer it does not.
- gwright 10y agoAnd yet the atoms in your body are recycled over time. Your future self consists of an almost entirely different set of atoms as your current self. I'm not sure how to reconcile this with the nature of consciousness, but it certainly makes for an interesting thought experiment. https://www.quora.com/How-long-does-it-take-for-most-of-the-atoms-in-your-body-to-be-replaced-by-others https://www.quora.com/How-long-does-it-take-for-most-of-the-...