RE: On naturalism and consciousness
September 14, 2014 at 6:56 pm
(This post was last modified: September 14, 2014 at 7:02 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
If consciousness is ultimately material in origin then such a technology probably isn't possible. You could conceivably create a substrate and set all of the "gates" (or whatever the hell they're made of) to the proper position to perfectly encapsulate a persons experience......but having done that, when said "you" wakes up......you'd still have the sticky business of getting rid of the old "you". The new "you" may not even realize this has occurred - but one of you will still be kicking the bucket. Immortality for the -individual- doesn't seem to be a possibility from this angle, though a sort of immortality for the data might be. But - imagining some future where this is possible.....personally, I don't think that I:
a- have enough going on to warrant this treatment (my experience is not of enough value to justify the effort)
b- give a shit whether or not some other -me- gets to live past me, or forever....fuck that guy.......and to hell with forever.....Take it away Freddie
a- have enough going on to warrant this treatment (my experience is not of enough value to justify the effort)
b- give a shit whether or not some other -me- gets to live past me, or forever....fuck that guy.......and to hell with forever.....Take it away Freddie
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