>If we're going to stipulate fantastic concepts like "uploaded minds" then let's just invent a hyperspace engine too and solve all the problems at once. We don

>If we're going to stipulate fantastic concepts like "uploaded minds" then let's just invent a hyperspace engine too and solve all the problems at once. We don't know if breaking the light-barrier is possible regardless of a civilizations level of technology. Brain uploading will certainly be enormously complex and a fantastic feat of technology, but it's certainly possible based on everything we know. Yes it's possible there is more to consciousness than just the physical brain, but that's such an absurd and outlandish assertion, it isn't remotely worth the time to worry about it.