Obviously not, but what is the functional difference? If you can’t tell it’s happening, does it actually matter?
You do not die every night.
pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Maggoty@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Yes, yes it matters a lot. If you die you do not wake up again.
pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 hours 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?
Maggoty@lemmy.world 20 hours 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.
echodot@feddit.uk 1 day 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?
realitista@lemm.ee 23 hours ago
You’d have to experience death for the clone to continue being the only copy.
echodot@feddit.uk 22 hours 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.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Don’t try to get philosophical about this. There is a hard difference between copying a brain and actually transferring consciousness.
echodot@feddit.uk 1 day ago
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.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
You’re mixing up speculative and philosophical.