[ExI] Essential Upload Data

[Re Rose]

Adrian, this is a great paper! Interesting stuff. This kind of mind/brain
interconnection is exactly what I have in mind (no pun intended, haha). The
communication between the gut and the brain is epic.

And Spike, thanks for reading all the words~!!

-Regina
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Date: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:45:02 -0700
From: Adrian Tymes <atymes at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [ExI] Essential Upload Data
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On Tue, May 5, 2020 at 9:56 AM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> I'm confident that omitting data from the original body won't have any
> significant effect on an uploaded mind. Apart from vague statements
> about the body contributing to our consciousness, or our minds
> 'extending into' the body, I've not heard of any evidence, or convincing
> theory, to the contrary.
>

A lengthy article about exactly this topic came across my inbox just
today.  (I'm not sure if it's paywalled; please let me know if you can't
read it.)
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/meet-psychobiome-gut-bacteria-may-alter-how-you-think-feel-and-act?utm_campaign=news_daily_2020-05-07&et_rid=17038235&et_cid=3318359
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