From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Sat Apr 05 2003 - 11:29:03 MST
Lee Corbin wrote,
> I was astonished early last year to learn that some highly
> intelligent and thoughtful list members will not teleport.
> That is, on my "Seven Levels of Identity", they are at level
> one or two.
>
> (The seven levels are
>
> 1. Will travel by space warp, but won't permit disassembly of atoms.
> 2. Will permit teleportation, but only if the same atoms are used.
> 3. Will teleport, unless there is a delay.
> 4. Will teleport, but finds backups to be useless.
> 5. Finds backups acceptable, provided that they've had no run time.
> 6. Anticipates future experiences of duplicates, but only one in
> particular.
> 7. Logically, but not necessarily emotionally, anticipates all
> experiences of all duplicates past or future, near or far.
None of these levels apply to me. Or at least, I don't have enough
information to know which one applies. I object to the destructive copy
operation. I do not object to a non-destructive copying. I do not object
to the replacement of every atom in my body. I don't mind the replacement
of every neuron and every tissue with an artificial replacement. As long as
no instance of me is destroyed in the process, I would embrace it.
My viewpoint doesn't seem to fit on this continuum anywhere. This is why
arguments about which level is appropriate don't address my objections.
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP, IAM, GSEC <www.HarveyNewstrom.com>
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