Re: Cryonics and uploading as leaps of faith? (was Re: Uploaded Omniscience)

From: Brett Paatsch (paatschb@optusnet.com.au)
Date: Sat Jun 28 2003 - 15:28:44 MDT

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Giu1i0 Pri5c0 writes:

> I think, if I am copied/restored with tech/procedures
> that preserve a sufficient part of the information physically
> encoded in my brain, then the person who wakes up after
> this process will think that he is me. I am ready to accept
> that if he thinks so, then it is so. So in principle I am ready
> to accept uploading as a means of preservation of the
> identity.

I accept this *may* well be so. I think that there is supporting
evidence that it is so. But I would *like* to be *more* sure
*this* side of the copy/restore process :-)

- Brett Paatsch

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