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> The NES example is not really a good one because it’s a created object and knowledge of it is complete, therefore replicating it is possible. One could repli
by dsiroker 6y ago
> The NES example is not really a good one because it’s a created object and knowledge of it is complete, therefore replicating it is possible.
One could replicate the NES hardware without any knowledge of how it was built by reverse engineering it
> Ultimately any “transfers” will actually just be the creation of new minds, which IMO is more interesting anyway.
I actually agree but in the same way that you have a "new mind" when you wake up in the morning. The continuity of self is an illusion. "I" would be very happy to one day wake up having been transferred into a non-biological system the same way that "I" would be very happy to wake up tomorrow.
- keiferski 6y agoSure but the mind is reinforced by its constant embodiment. If you woke up in another body, or with no body, then that identity would seem difficult to maintain.
- simion314 6y ago>One could replicate the NES hardware without any knowledge of how it was built by reverse engineering it Not sure if one could do that if that person is not very familiar with similar projects. Give the NES system to a scientist from 1800 and tell me what they could conclude.