r
even "truth"; I would define it as the permanent
destruction of a large portion of the information that
makes up a sentient being's mind.
Randall Randall:
I would say that 'life' is a process, and that
the cessation of the process is death.
Yes.
I don't
happen to agr
On Jul 4, 2007, at 5:47 PM, Tom McCabe wrote:
--- Randall Randall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
On Jul 4, 2007, at 3:17 PM, Tom McCabe wrote:
So, we die whenever we're put under anesthesia?
No, I don't think so.
But I thought you just defined death as "the cessation
o
On Jul 4, 2007, at 3:17 PM, Tom McCabe wrote:
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wrote:
On Jul 4, 2007, at 1:14 AM, Tom McCabe wrote:
That definition isn't accurate, because it doesn't
match what we intuitively see as 'death'. 'Death'
is
actuall
vity in the brain.
The information that describes a person's mind is
a description of the person, not the person. Put
that way, it sounds tautological...
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"Is it asking too much to be given time [...]
I'll watch the stars go out." -- Dubst
On Jun 29, 2007, at 6:54 PM, Matt Mahoney wrote:
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On Jun 28, 2007, at 7:51 PM, Matt Mahoney wrote:
--- Stathis Papaioannou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
How does this answer questions like, if I am destructively
teleported
to t
On Jun 28, 2007, at 11:26 PM, Tom McCabe wrote:
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wrote:
and
What should a person before a copying experiment
expect to remember, after the experiment? That is,
what should he anticipate?
Waking up as a copy, as this will be true for all the
On Jun 28, 2007, at 9:08 PM, Tom McCabe wrote:
--- Randall Randall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Jun 28, 2007, at 7:35 PM, Tom McCabe wrote:
You're assuming again that consciousness is conserved.
I have no idea why you think so. I would say that
I think that each copy is consci
x27;s
what we're really interested in.
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"This is a fascinating question, right up there with whether rocks
fall because of gravity or being dropped, and whether 3+5=5+3
because addition is commutative or because they both equal 8."
the A box. If 1024, then
your "magickal consciousness stuff" is real, and I've
got no clue. I strongly doubt he'll remember all
1024 awakenings.
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Randall Randall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"If we have matter duplicators, will each of us be a sovereign
and possess a hydroge
On Jun 28, 2007, at 5:59 PM, Tom McCabe wrote:
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wrote:
On Jun 28, 2007, at 5:18 PM, Tom McCabe wrote:
How do you get the "50% chance"? There is a 100%
chance of a mind waking up who has been uploaded,
and
also a 100% chance of a mi
ould
expect to wake up simultaneously experiencing both
outcomes at the same time. I would expect that even
those who are pattern identity adherents will agree
that each copy will experience only his or her own
existence.
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"Someone needs to in
erience
both at once, there's a 50% chance.
Someone on the outside could well insist that
the original person is experiencing both at once
(and many people do insist that that will be the
case), but you won't be able to find a person to
talk to who is experiencing both at once at any
given
experience for "uncontrollable... rage", you've
led a very sheltered life to date. :)
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"You don't help someone by looking at their list of options and
eliminating the one they chose!" -- David Henderson
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This list i
ularity is really difficult to explain to people,
though, and we already have a close analogue to this: software.
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fall because of gravity or being dropped, and whether 3+5=5+
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