[extropy-chat] identity and copies, yet again

[John K Clark]

"Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey at yahoo.com>

> if you destroy the original, the original most
> certainly would feel quite differently

If you made the copy immediately before the destruction there would be no
discontinuity in your thoughts and you wouldn't miss a beat.

> the original would say he doesn't want to die, if he has
> Damiens opinion, while the copy might say: I am the copy, therefore I
> do not deserve to live... and therefore kill himself. THis would make
> the copy quite distinctly different from the original.

Well certainly. The two start off being identical but then you whisper into
the ear of the guy on the left "you're the original" and  whisper to guy on
the right "you're the copy" then the two are no longer exactly identical. In
my case it would make very little difference but your copy or Damien's might
suffer severe emotional distress.

  John K Clark     jonkc at att.net