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Well, a brain copy is not exactly the same as immortality; it just means your memories and an amalgamation of the neural networks that form your unique personal
by blisterpeanuts 6y ago
Well, a brain copy is not exactly the same as immortality; it just means your memories and an amalgamation of the neural networks that form your unique personality can be duplicated. The entity that results would be a separate individual.
- scsilver 6y agoIm not sure I would notice or care.
- watercooler_guy 6y agoI think what they are saying is that you would not continue to perceive and have experiences through that digital mind; it may as well not even be a duplicate of your mind, as far as you’re concerned. Unless there’s some yet unknown quality of consciousness that says if your brain system stops, and another brain system just like it arises, that’s enough to have continued perception through that new mind. Is that what you meant?
- echelon 6y agoDoes that matter? We still value digital photographs. They're not the original scene, but they have value.
- emteycz 6y agoOf course my death matters if I'm trying to be immortal