From: Michael Wiik (mwiik@messagenet.com)
Date: Tue Jul 10 2001 - 14:12:33 MDT
On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, J. R. Molloy wrote:
> BTW, here's a related bit from SL4:
> <<Michael Korns coined the tern 'inloading' at Extro5 for the approach of
> adding artificial neurons to live humans to upgrade them.
Oh yes I could be quite sure and content that my consciousness will not
slip in the least after setting artificial neurons loose in my brain.
I imagine it would go something like this:
YOU: Doc! I feel myself slipping away, the Other is gaining control!
Stop the procedure!!!
DOC: Hmmm, well, we just went pretty much past the point of no return, a
reversal now would almost certainly be fatal....
YOU!: Uhhh, that's ok, Doc, never mind, I feel fine! (heh heh heh)
My thought is: you'll never know, unless you're awake the whole time,
and even then it may be iffy. And also: it doesn't matter to anyone
else.
-Mike
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