> practically speaking, the people who use the transporter don't feel like they're longer themselves. They just feel like they've moved. That's begging the que

> practically speaking, the people who use the transporter don't feel like they're longer themselves. They just feel like they've moved. That's begging the question, isn't it? If the destroy-and-copy view is right, then the people who use the transporter are dead, and replaced by the transporter with people who have the memory of having safely used the transporter. I agree, though, that after a while society would just adapt and no one would care whether they'll survive the transport.