Yeah, it really didn’t sound healthy to me, but I strongly believe that even the most complete and convincing simulation of a person is not the same person, no

Yeah, it really didn’t sound healthy to me, but I strongly believe that even the most complete and convincing simulation of a person is not the same person, no matter how strongly the simulation believes it is. It feels weird even having to say that, but I’ve heard other people express contrary beliefs (e.g. on discussions about brain pattern scanning/simulation after death). If we want to talk about whether a sufficiently advanced simulation of a person might deserve to be considered a person, well, that’s another debate entirely. But the simulation is certainly not the same person (an idea explored further in another post on the linked site, “How do you solve a problem like a Space Fred [1]”). [1] https://newsletter.eternityhacks.com/issues/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-a-space-fred-499653 https://newsletter.eternityhacks.com/issues/how-do-you-solve...