A view on cryonics (was Re: [extropy-chat] Bad Forecasts!)

[Giu1i0 Pri5c0]

Right. From the point of view of the identity after the transfer there is no
doubt that she is a continuation of the identity before the transfer (if the
transfer is well done of course). Only from the point of view of the
identity before the transfer there is a doubt whether the identity after the
transfer will be a continuation of her. I do believe that any definition of
personal identity has to be fuzzy, and when things like personality
transfers will be commonplace the meaning associated to words in everyday
language will reflect this.

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Smigrodzki
Sent: jueves, 23 de septiembre de 2004 3:39
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Subject: Re: A view on cryonics (was Re: [extropy-chat] Bad Forecasts!)
Generally, in social practice, the meaning of terms tends to become set
by majorities of users, and "personal identity" will be no exception. If
the majority of users decide to accept non-continuous personality
transfer (any transfers where information is conveyed, but no specified
material objects are) as preserving identity, then this will be the
meaning of the term.
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