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Both, obviously.

• yters 9y ago
  It seems that way on the surface. Both will wake up with the view that they are the true consciousness. Another variant is the concept that every decision we make we actually split into two universes, one making one decision and the other making the other decision. But, anyway the scenario is set up, the question is why does that particular brain have that particular consciousness? It is easier to see in the splitting scenario. Why do I end up being the consciousness that chose A instead of B? A materialistic view does not have a satisfactory resolution of this issue, whereas the common sense view that I actually am choosing A and not B and there is only one me easily accounts for the perception of such. It is only within a strictly materialistic worldview that common sense accounts run into opposition, which would be a good reason to look beyond materialism.
  • dqpb 9y ago
    You sound like you've thoroughly confused yourself. If the mind is software then it can be duplicated. There is no dilemma here, and it's irrelevant what the copies think of it.
    • projektir 9y ago
      It's definitely relevant to me, if one copy is sent to the mines and another copy goes to paradise, it'd be very important to "me" to know which one that is.
    • yters 9y ago
      What the copies think is the crux of the issue. Denying the problem isn't a solution.