Harvey Newstrom <harv@gate.net> wrote:
> Would you really be willing to jump into a volcano, just because
>another copy of you will continue living?
I can't answer that question because if the duplication process is really
good then your scenario is impossible. If I wanted to jump into a volcano
then the other fellow would too, so neither of us would continue living
(I can't call him a "copy" because there is no way to know if I'm his copy or
he's my copy and no reason to care). If you push just me in the volcano then
I'm very unhappy because the other fellow is no longer identical to me.
Experience can change a man and I'm having a rather intense experience,
being burned alive, the other fellow is not.
John K Clark johnkc@well.com
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