Re: advantages of uploading (was Re: re [2]: What is "New Age"? )

From: Max More (maxmore@primenet.com)
Date: Wed Jun 11 1997 - 19:25:21 MDT

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At 04:37 PM 6/11/97 -0600, Brent wrote:
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> And the ability to spontaneously install things like doctorate
>degrees and/or life time memories such as practicing the piano for a
>life time or studying math for a life time...

How exactly do you think we will do that as uploads? It's not obvious that
a change of platform will instantly make us totally malleable or give us
the ability easily to simply plug in new abilities. I'm not saying it can't
happen, but I do think this assumption is usually made without argument.

I'd be interested in how you would support these claims.

Max

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