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Lamplighter 05-14-2013 12:35 PM

Also remindful of the deacon's one hoss shay... but beware of centennial events.

Griff 05-18-2013 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey (Post 865087)
I'd only do it if it was a gradual, cell-by-cell augmentation where as the organic cells died, the technological ones took over. That way, if it's possible for consciousness to survive that transition, I would have maintained a continuity of consciousness; and if it's not, then I would have died anyway as my cells died.

Something like this is the only way I see surviving as "me". The backup concept would just be a copy. It would be a huge evolutionary leap for humans to develop the forethought to live a permanent life. Sociopaths, politicians, and grasping Capitalists would adapt most smoothly. I guess I'm more a fan of the leveling nature of death.


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