From: Michael Roy Ames (michaelroyames@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Feb 08 2003 - 07:11:25 MST
Avatar,
This technique (embedding humans in emergency storage mechanisms) is a
prominent feature of "Deception Well" a novel by Linda Nagata. The book
is a prequel to "Vast", and though "Vast" is a better novel overall,
"Deception Well" describes the same imaginary universe from a slightly
different angle. Worth a look.
As for M.J. - I just happened to catch that part of the program, and it
gave me a real charge to hear him answer the way he did. Let the meme
spread wide! I'm not worried about M.J. being a spokesperson for this
meme... living forever is *way bigger* than M.J.
Michael Roy Ames
----- Original Message -----
From: "avatar" <avatar@renegadeclothing.com.au>
> I was just thinking that if your cells were full of Drexlerian
molecular
> supercomputers and cell repair devices it might be good to have an
emergency
> storage mechanism. Then if the body died and the brain could not
actively
> survive (say it lost energy sources for decades) then it could lock in
> organic neural settings both chemical and electrical and store that
> knowledge in a non-decaying positional-informational matrix. Then you
could
> rebuild the organic cells. But if you really believe that continuity
is
> vital then this is a "new" person, a duplicate, because there has been
an
> inactive period for the entire neurological structure all at once.
Maybe
> this is better for partial injuries of the brain.
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