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> The things that make me me are highly deterministic! Are they though? :-) There are some interesting papers in the tissue regeneration space which are workin
by ChuckMcM 2mo ago
> The things that make me me are highly deterministic!
Are they though? :-) There are some interesting papers in the tissue regeneration space which are working on building tissue (and organs) from stem cells for medical purposes (transplants, injury treatment, Etc.) and one of the things that comes out from that is that a set of stem cells make unique tissue every time in that it's compatible but the fine structure is always randomly different!
While the growth of brain matter is a minefield of ethical issues, at some point I suspect we're going to have to figure out how to do that to treat things like TBI and neurodegenerative diseases. In terms of understanding how randomness plays a part in your existence though cellular biology papers are a pretty good source.
- FeepingCreature 2mo agoYes they are :-) At some point it's a question of definition. If I am anything, it's a pattern of behaviors; I am not defined by thermal noise. Thermal noise may be a reason my brain grew as it did, but having grown that way, I disagree that a version of me that grew the same way due to less random reasons would thus "not be me." edit: And of course, any pattern that you can recognize about yourself, as "you", has to be deterministic by definition of pattern.