Not necessarily, I see it as “stream of consciousness”. And no, sleep isn’t the same as your stream of consciousness completely ending and then a clone of it starting up somewhere else.
I don’t believe in souls, but I sure as shit wouldn’t go through a Star Trek style teleporter. Many people seem to think that since the clone that pops out the other end is identical to them, down to the brainwaves, that it doesn’t matter. They don’t seem to comprehend or care that from THEIR point of view, they would die.
The fact a perfect copy has replaced me would not be of any solace, if anything it makes it scarier.
Yes. I think this thought experiment ultimately boils down to “do you believe in a soul”.
Not necessarily, I see it as “stream of consciousness”. And no, sleep isn’t the same as your stream of consciousness completely ending and then a clone of it starting up somewhere else.
I don’t believe in souls, but I sure as shit wouldn’t go through a Star Trek style teleporter. Many people seem to think that since the clone that pops out the other end is identical to them, down to the brainwaves, that it doesn’t matter. They don’t seem to comprehend or care that from THEIR point of view, they would die.
The fact a perfect copy has replaced me would not be of any solace, if anything it makes it scarier.
It’s the “or care” for me. Death and sleep strike me aa much the same and as long as I wake up somewhere after I don’t care which it was.