I don't think your true objection is based on quantum mechanics. Based especially on one comment[1], I think you're making a hidden assertion that subjective e

I don't think your true objection is based on quantum mechanics. Based especially on one comment[1], I think you're making a hidden assertion that subjective experiences carry moral weight only if they cannot be explained in terms of other understood phenomena. I'd like to examine this assertion: If someone could prove to your satisfaction that your present conscious substrate is something other than a human brain--say, a computer program with inputs provided by an advanced android body in the real world--would you consent to undergo the proverbial 50 years of torture in exchange for a dollar donated to your favorite charity? [1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2215074 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2215074