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Ghost Love?
elvikun:
You know, the copy question - If a copy is the exactly same as the original in every turn imaginable... Is it really inferior or a copy for that matter and how do you know whether it is a copy or the original, in this case, considering the original gets "destroyed" during the transfer? As long as there is no difference between the copy and original and the copy believes to be the original, while the "original" does not exist anymore, doesn't that make the copy into an original? My, I think It just got complicated a bit right there.
I would say "downloading" mind could be possible one day and not a bad thing either. After all, human body isn't much more than a well made mashine - why not transfer the programming into another one? As long as you don't believe in souls, which are presumably tied to body, not mind.
megido-rev.M:
--- Quote from: elvikun on March 31, 2012, 10:45:42 AM --- (click to show/hide)You know, the copy question - If a copy is the exactly same as the original in every turn imaginable... Is it really inferior or a copy for that matter and how do you know whether it is a copy or the original, in this case, considering the original gets "destroyed" during the transfer? As long as there is no difference between the copy and original and the copy believes to be the original, while the "original" does not exist anymore, doesn't that make the copy into an original? My, I think It just got complicated a bit right there.
I would say "downloading" mind could be possible one day and not a bad thing either. After all, human body isn't much more than a well made mashine - why not transfer the programming into another one? As long as you don't believe in souls, which are presumably tied to body, not mind.
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The existentialism part, not much I can add without starting some kind of loop.
Transferring the programming though, I figure there would be tons of 'hardcoded paths' to deal with that might refer to the body.
elvikun:
Well. I said one day. And that day is certainly not close and that is considering it will ever come. But technically, brain is just extremely complex chemical base computer and I imagine if you could strip the parts related to controll of body, it could be possible to transfer to another "hardware" be it coputer or another brain.
Of course, it's all just a dream, I'm just saying that I wouldn't have a problem with it, if such a thing was possible.
megido-rev.M:
Oh, I think it's alright to dream the idea. If technological advancement were to reach that point, I imagine there would be many other (good) breakthroughs in all related areas for it, whatever those might be. I don't find problems with that.
Raylightsa3:
I had a dream and well :'( she said she can finally move on cause she now knows that she was able to be loved. she is no longer here so im a bit sad but im glad she was happy
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