From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Thu May 31 2001 - 18:49:53 MDT
Spudboy100@aol.com wrote,
> Lets step back and ask, why copy somebody in the first place, if not to
> preserve a person's life and memories, and personality? Until we hit a
> technological level in the galaxy (hand-waving here), what viable good is
> achieved by zillions of copies? If, individuals wish to travel
> the universe
> (why would replica human bodies be the primary choice)? I could
> see copies
> being an option. Why use copied human bodies, why not copied human
> personalities, loaded onto interstellar craft?
This is why I am not interested in copies that are identical to myself.
There is no advantage. If I were to copy or upload myself, I would want the
new body to be very different from the old one. Therefore, similarity
between the old and new version have nothing to do with my definition of
identity or my goals. I *want* to be transferred to a radically changed
person!
-- Harvey Newstrom <http://HarveyNewstrom.com> <http://Newstaff.com>
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