yeah, same with me (about the teleporter) and the trouble with testing this problem is that it cant be tested! once youre teleported, nobody will know any different from the original you. the only way to ever be sure that teleports are conciousness safe is to try it yourself, and then you either eliminate all your travel problems or join all the other poor suckers in digital limboTimotheus said:This is the reason, why I wouldn't use a teleporter (just in theory), as it would just transfer my shape, not myself. But it is the same brain we are talking about.interspark said:aha! but heres some philosophy for you! how do you know that, while youre frozen, youre mind wont just die and, when restored, your body and brain will re-boot creating an enirely new life form with all your memories. you would be dead but no one would ever know, not even "you"Timotheus said:Personally I'd like (and secretely plan) to be frozen (which is technically dying), until there is a cure against dieing of old age. Then I hope to live as long as possible until entropy finally gets me.
Even if you are right, then there is really no way to escape death and it was worth a try.
On topic: I want to die while testing this problem.
Batman didn't kill folk though. Unless you intend to die by the awesome explosion that he causes whenever he walks in the room.Queen Michael said:One word: Batman.
holy crap! you can get put on probation for that rule?!? i thought probation was only for racists and rude and aggressive peopleDavid Bray said:This
[Fills up space to try and avoid probation for silly one word rule]
It can be tested, but just for me (just in theory, because one option is that I ceased to exist)! If my mind survives, I will know it. A replica of myself would also believe to be. In both ways there will be Timotheus claiming that it had worked, but he won't waste time arguing, because he knows about the problem.interspark said:yeah, same with me (about the teleporter) and the trouble with testing this problem is that it cant be tested! once youre teleported, nobody will know any different from the original you. the only way to ever be sure that teleports are conciousness safe is to try it yourself, and then you either eliminate all your travel problems or join all the other poor suckers in digital limbo