From: gts (gts@optexinc.com)
Date: Thu Oct 10 2002 - 12:49:34 MDT
Robert Bradbury wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, gts wrote:
>
>> I sympathize with the poster who wrote words to the effect that any
>> so-called emulations of us are not truly identified as us
>> if they are not experiencing the same internal and external stimuli
as us.
>
> Are we talking about Damien here?
No, I was referring to a post by John Clark, who wrote "The problem is
that the emulations are no longer identical in fact they are no longer
even very close. One is undergoing a traumatic experience knowing his
head is about to be blown off and the other is not."
I believe that is the correct view. There can be no such thing as a
perfect emulation, because at the moment an emulation begins to occupy
its own space, it becomes subject to a different environment and thus
begins to develop a separate personality. It becomes a new identity
rather than a copy of my identity.
> I think a key point may be the phrase "so-called emulation".
> Either you believe its a perfect replica or you don't. You need
> to show your hand.
I believe I did show my hand, when I wrote that the so-called emulation
of me watching Oprah is not actually a true emulation of me.
-gts
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