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>And if it were, it wouldn't be you. You don't know it (pun intended). There is, in fact, no definition of what "you" even is. It's called a "hard problem of
by weregiraffe 6y ago
>And if it were, it wouldn't be you.
You don't know it (pun intended).
There is, in fact, no definition of what "you" even is. It's called a "hard problem of consciousness" for a reason.
- ncmncm 6y agoHard for some people, evidently. But if you were standing next to a machine you had "uploaded" to, and I was asked to identify which was really you, I would have no slightest doubt. And, really, neither would you.
- treesprite82 6y ago> And, really, neither would you Which me are you asking? The meatbag and the machine would both claim to be me, and both would have some merit to that claim by having the same memories, same personality, etc. After the uploading they'd start to go separate ways and develop their own exclusive memories. Initially the meatbag would probably be closest to current-as-I-am-writing-this-me, if that means anything, but the machine could take that title when the meatbag develops alzheimers or passes away.
- ncmncm 6y ago> "Which me are you asking?" You, of course.
- treesprite82 6y agoWhich one? The concept of a singular "me" starts to break down in situations with clones. Both would claim to be me, and I think both would be right. You're trying to force a certain conclusion by only asking one of them and by limiting there to only being one "real me".