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The problem with that is that once you get disassembled into particles, you're dead. The guy that shows up on the other side can look, feel, think and have the
by bojan 12y ago
The problem with that is that once you get disassembled into particles, you're dead. The guy that shows up on the other side can look, feel, think and have the same memories as you, but won't be you.
- keeperofdakeys 12y agoA rather long, but relevant comic http://existentialcomics.com/comic/1 http://existentialcomics.com/comic/1
- MichaelGG 12y agoThis is tiresome. It's no different than going to sleep. Or indeed, one moment of consciousness to the next. You've no way to tell if your consciousness is being paused, disassembled, and reassembled every second. I know this won't persuade anyone that's already decided. This issue won't get "settled" until we actually understand the mechanics of consciousness. AFAIK, no one has any real good descriptions of what's going on. Hell, some are still supporting dualist views.