Comment on This researcher wants to replace your brain, little by little. The US government just hired a researcher who thinks we can beat aging with fresh cloned bodies and brain updates.

• pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Obviously not, but what is the functional difference? If you can’t tell it’s happening, does it actually matter?

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  • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yes, yes it matters a lot. If you die you do not wake up again.

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    • pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sorry, should have been more specific. If you died in your sleep every night and came back to life in the morning, and you couldn’t tell it was happening, would it matter?

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      • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I’m that case no it wouldn’t matter. It would make us all feel much better about the possibility of life after the body dies though.

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• echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  How would you know?

  How do you know you’re not a copy of yesterday’s you? If a clone has your memories and your bit around anymore then what’s the difference?

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  • realitista@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You’d have to experience death for the clone to continue being the only copy.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yeah. In the example above the original is dead, and a clone with all of your memories up until the point of death is generated.

      In that case, there is continuity of concussions, at least as far as anyone can tell, least of all the clone.

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  • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Don’t try to get philosophical about this. There is a hard difference between copying a brain and actually transferring consciousness.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Don’t try to get philosophical about this.

      Er? It’s a philosophical conversation since you know brain uploading is not a thing.

      If you don’t want to engage in philosophy, you’re in the wrong place.

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      • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        You’re mixing up speculative and philosophical.

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