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I still can't believe that we are in the era of 'star trek' like "Computer plot me a proof for this math problem" in my life time! Wish we could also do the sam
by fsniper 11mo ago
I still can't believe that we are in the era of 'star trek' like "Computer plot me a proof for this math problem" in my life time! Wish we could also do the same for "Beam me up scotty"
- niek_pas 11mo ago> Wish we could also do the same for "Beam me up scotty" You might die every time you do, though, so maybe not.
- bluedel 11mo agoFor some definitions of "you" and "die".
- an0malous 11mo agoYou = your body and mind Die = don’t exist anymore
- fsniper 11mo agothat also brings the philosophycal question of will I be the same if all my atoms and molecules are copied exactly the same?
- aleph_minus_one 11mo agoThinking about such questions before we are capable of doing such an experiment at least with small animals is like discussing how many angels can stand on the point of a pin.
- fsniper 11mo agoI am not sure philosophy interests itself about if we can do it yet or not.
- MaxBarraclough 11mo agoInventing a Star Trek-style teleporter would be quite something, but I don't see how it would advance the philosophy in any way. We already know the teleportation subjects would report 'feeling just the same' as before. If they didn't then by definition it's not a functioning teleporter, as it accidentally modified the subject in transit.