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> We don't know what the mind is We're pretty sure the mind is what the brain does. > nor how it works. We don't need to, for this purpose. This is a low-lev
by nova 13y ago
> We don't know what the mind is
We're pretty sure the mind is what the brain does.
> nor how it works.
We don't need to, for this purpose. This is a low-level dump of all the information stored, to enable (much) later analysis.
As I said, current cryonics is perhaps too crude. But the idea itself is not unsound. IF current procedures are not detailed enough to preserve the details then perhaps throwing a few millions into research to find better cryoprotectants or procedures could solve the problem.
> We've only recently discovered that your unconscious self does stuff before your conscious self decides to do it
I don't see the relevance. Your unconscious self is still made of neurons and other material stuff, not magic.
- jaggederest 13y agoThe problem isn't technology. The problem is motivations. There's no situation in which people in the future will be better off having thawed your obsolete corpsicle out. Until you solve the 'why bother' problem, it's completely pointless.
- jaibot 13y agoIf you think that cryonics is more likely to let you enjoy another day of life than being buried or cremated, there is a point. Doesn't it seem weird to go from "This part of the problem seems unsolved to me" to "this idea is completely pointless"? Just because you didn't immediately see a solution? To answer the specific objection: People are curious, and people aren't jerks. Cryonics is still extremely novel, and if revival is possible the subjects of this decade will be incredibly rare individuals any self-respecting anthropologist would fund in an instant - to name one of a dozen possible solutions.
- MichaelGG 13y agoDunno, for instance, this family might leave notes for him for the future, and a descendant might pull him out if technologically possible and not a massive financial thing. Other historians might pull people out for curiosity or something.