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joshuaklinger t1_j1f89je wrote

Lossless transfer of consciousness from a live brain to a synthetic, immortal one.

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redredbeard t1_j1f9uri wrote

You would still die, you're basically making a copy of yourself.

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Gh0sT_Pro t1_j1fch1d wrote

A perfect copy is indistinguishable from the original.

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joshuaklinger t1_j1i651a wrote

I said lossless transfer of consciousness. So no, by definition, I wouldn't be dying.

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DressPsychological88 t1_j1fgguc wrote

Cells replace themselves; I'd rather have a virus that upgrades via edits to genetic code.

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PM_ur_Rump t1_j1fa8nf wrote

If consciousness is just electromagnetic signals, there is no real reason it couldn't exist purely as such. Who needs ftl, or even a vessel, be it a body, a computer, or craft, if you can simply exist as a waveform radiating across the universe?

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