lemme in@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThis 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.www.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square139fedilinkarrow-up1313cross-posted to: futurology@futurology.today
arrow-up1313external-linkThis 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.www.technologyreview.comlemme in@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square139fedilinkcross-posted to: futurology@futurology.today
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 month agoHow would you know? How do you know you’re not a copy of yesterday’s you? If a clone has your memories and you’re not around anymore, then what’s the difference?
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoDon’t try to get philosophical about this. There is a hard difference between copying a brain and actually transferring consciousness.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-21 month 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.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoYou’re mixing up speculative and philosophical.
How would you know?
How do you know you’re not a copy of yesterday’s you? If a clone has your memories and you’re not around anymore, then what’s the difference?
Don’t try to get philosophical about this. There is a hard difference between copying a brain and actually transferring consciousness.
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.
You’re mixing up speculative and philosophical.