<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 2:21 PM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div>I can only think of one possible case where you'd want to upload
(and thus preserve in the first place) an individual body, and
that's the (extremely unlikely, imo) case where your unique body is
essential to reproducing your unique mind.<br>
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We undergo all sorts of changes to our bodies, all the time, and it
doesn't seem to have much effect on who we are. I can testify to
that, having had various bits of my body changed and even removed,
over my lifetime. On the other hand, change or damage or remove even
a tiny bit of your brain, and you have a different person, or at
least a different personality. Ergo, the brain is vastly more
important than the body to get exactly right (and thus, to
preserve).</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I believe the counterargument is the endocrine system's measurable effects on personality, dominant moods, and several other psychological parts that are commonly regarded as the self - as the thing that warrants uploading.</div><div><br></div><div>I make no comment in this email as to whether that is likely true or not. I'm just the messenger this time.</div></div></div>