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No, we only have issues with this because of mathematical induction. "Suppose Riker was cloned during transporter malfunction and now there are two Rikers" is f
by dvh 5y ago
No, we only have issues with this because of mathematical induction. "Suppose Riker was cloned during transporter malfunction and now there are two Rikers" is false statement because to store information about 10^27 atoms of human body is impossible. The statement is false. Anything you base on the false premise is false, nonsensical.
- hvdijk 5y agoWhat's next, Star Trek's idea of dilithium not matching reality either?
- teekert 5y agoThought experiments can be non-sensical, and it’s useful to argue about them. In this case I don’t agree that it’s non-sensical, I mean who says the data should be stored anywhere (it’s stored as Riker himself isn’t it?) but I like the 2 Rikers thought experiment.
- Tenoke 5y agoWhy not? Presumably you can compress the data a lot given that it's non-random. It's possible that you can't compress it enough or perhaps you can but storing the exact data for all 10^27 is an unnecessarily naïve approach.