Timeline for Almost Sure Mind Transfer via Parfit's Identity Theory (interesting thought experiment)
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| Oct 31, 2013 at 15:01 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | ||
| Oct 27, 2013 at 16:11 | comment | added | user4634 | @labreuer: OK, I understand. I honestly don't know what Parfit's views are on either. Haven't read any myself. | |
| Oct 26, 2013 at 23:15 | answer | added | Ryder | timeline score: 0 | |
| Oct 26, 2013 at 6:49 | comment | added | labreuer | @Eupraxis1981: (1) talks about quantum state, which isn't just about subatomic particles. If consciousness depends on quantum state, it's not clear it can be copied! (2) interests me because people with DID seem similar to your "brain cut in half" thought experiment. | |
| Oct 25, 2013 at 21:22 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Oct 25, 2013 at 19:55 | comment | added | user4634 | Not that I know of. From your links, it looks like (1) is about subatomic particles in QM (2) is a psychological problem. His writings are more about how we should direct our future concern. | |
| Oct 25, 2013 at 19:51 | comment | added | labreuer | Does Parfit do anything with the (1) no-cloning theorem (2) dissociative identity disorder (formally called 'multiple personality disorder')? | |
| Oct 25, 2013 at 10:27 | history | edited | Ryder | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
corrected some minor typos.
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| Oct 22, 2013 at 20:25 | history | asked | user4634 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |