From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rms2g@virginia.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 06 2002 - 15:29:06 MST
gts wrote:
> Rafal Smigrodzki wrote:
>
>> I will be happy with anything that contains at least 50 - 60 % of my
>> long term memories, and moral attitudes.
>
> That might be okay with you, but think about your wife or girlfriend
> (or your political constituents). Are those people going to be happy
> with a backup who is only a 50-60% approximation of you?
>
> I think you should think of them first. After all your personal
> opinion won't matter much when you're pushing up daisies.
>
### Most people keep their demented parents around even if the amount of
retained cognitive function is less than 50% (as measured by
neuropsychological testing, or by activities of daily life). Most wouldn't
get rid of their spouse's backup if she was missing only a couple of weeks
of memories, like a person waking from a coma. Imagine, the pain, the
bereavement after an accident which killed you wife and all of your kids -
but you could see her again. Would you?
Rafal
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