<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 16:18, Giulio Prisco via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">"They would be two versions of the same person each with equal claim<br>
to being the original.... This is the conclusion reached in the early<br>
90s on this list.... This subject was beaten to death long ago."<br>
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This is still my conclusion, and yes this thing was beaten to death<br>
long ago. Not solved - there are those who disagree, and nothing will<br>
change their mind. But I tend to stay away from discussions of<br>
is-a-copy-really-you? and all that. Time and sci/tech will eventually<br>
tell.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Time and sci/tech will not tell, because there is no possible evidence that will convince those who disagree. However, what would happen over time if duplication became commonplace is that those who do not believe a copy is really them would end up a disadvantaged minority and the belief would eventually die out.</div><div> </div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Stathis Papaioannou</div></div>