lemme in@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours 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-square71fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1163arrow-down1external-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 · 18 hours agomessage-square71fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-24 hours 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-up2arrow-down1·3 hours 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-up1·edit-215 minutes 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.
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.