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Grendel  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: When does a human cease to be a human?

    Unfortunately if the mind and brain are one in the same, it is impossible to transfer, and any attempt at doing so would just be making a copy.

Wait, isn't it the opposite? If the mind was ethereal, we wouldn't be able to reach it, let alone transfer it. I have no idea what I'm talking about, but maybe in the naturalist model it could be possible to transfer the mind by gradually switching off certain parts of the brain one at a time and maintaining the continuity of consciousness?





Plecko  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·  

>I have no idea what I'm talking about

Don't worry man, no one does, that's the point of phylosophy

The problem is that if the mind and brain are one in the same, then you can't transfer it without transferring the brain. You can't take something out of it self, you know? If you think differently, prove me wrong, I don't want to be right haha

The idea is that if dualism is true then we can model the states that link the mind and brain in a machine and link it to the mind. No one really seems to believe in dualism so it's a moot point either way.

Grendel  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What if we could slowly replace all our neurons with synthetic neurons? And basically turn our brain into a computer while it's still inside our head? And then crack the skull open, take the brain out and stick it into a usb port? For science!

user-inactivated  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Either too slow or too much heat, I reckon. In simple terms, either you slowly cook the brain or you fry it; no use from a fried USB flashcard. Could be hell of a pain, too.