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I_HaveA_Theory OP t1_j80r9an wrote

Reply to comment by Tato7069 in A Different Kind of Ark — How we can sequence and store our DNA to be encoded into a future simulation and why this may have already happened by I_HaveA_Theory

It's more about simulating relationships, not just yourself. Imagine you're here because some reality before you decided they wanted to simulate their loving relationships, and that included "you" (or your likeness via your DNA). Wouldn't that be meaningful? Especially if you came to realize that's how you got here?

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CaseyTS t1_j81dtby wrote

How would DNA alone let you construct a person? There are a lot of things other than DNA that affect their brain throughout their lifetime.

You're thinking of an identical twin. They are frequently very different (and, yes, frequently similar).

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I_HaveA_Theory OP t1_j81g3lk wrote

The goal would not be to construct the same mind or memories, it would likely be to convey some amount of meaning. Here's an excerpt from the essay which imagines a scenario where we exist in such a simulation:

>an entire history of people before us [...] decided their carefully spun web of love was worth living again. Maybe we don’t share their memories, but they looked like us, loved like us. We are their memorial. They decided – through their love, heartache, and scientific toil – that they would do anything to say “I love you” in a spectacular gesture that transcends universes.

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Tato7069 t1_j819nkg wrote

It would be meaningful to me, not the person that simulated me

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I_HaveA_Theory OP t1_j81jc8z wrote

It could be meaningful for them too, knowing it would be meaningful for you

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