RE: hypothetical #3 -Star Trek transporter
March 27, 2018 at 6:34 am
(This post was last modified: March 27, 2018 at 6:40 am by ignoramus.)
Brian, spell it with me brother ... h.y.p.o.t.h.e.t.i.c.a.l

If he appears to be? Would that be good enough for you...
All the scientific before and after testing could not find a difference either physical or physiological, etc
It's still not us right? I suppose ultimately it becomes a The ship of theseus philosophical issue, doesn't it ....
If you get a hair cut, it's still you. If you lose a little pinky in an accident, it's still you... If they grabbed your brain and we continued this conversation with you in a vat, is your personhood still intact?
maybe?

(March 27, 2018 at 4:36 am)vulcanlogician Wrote: If Spock (when he materializes on the surface of a planet) is the same person that he was when he was transported from Enterprise, then "personhood" can be reduced to this: the continuity of any given personal experience.
If he appears to be? Would that be good enough for you...
All the scientific before and after testing could not find a difference either physical or physiological, etc
It's still not us right? I suppose ultimately it becomes a The ship of theseus philosophical issue, doesn't it ....
If you get a hair cut, it's still you. If you lose a little pinky in an accident, it's still you... If they grabbed your brain and we continued this conversation with you in a vat, is your personhood still intact?

No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear.
Know God, Know fear.