[ExI] The atoms red herring. =|

[Alan Grimes]

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> On Nov 15, 2010, at 3:59 PM, Alan Grimes wrote:

>> "The case in point being the accusation that I associate identity with
>> a certain set of atoms. This accusation has been repeated several
>> times now. Seriously, this argument needs to come to a screeching halt"

> Ok, now that you have abandoned the idea that atoms are the key to
> identity I will speak no more about it. 

Google any ancient post by me. (most of them were to technocalypse on
yahoogroups). Find a post where I ever did express any such special
claim about atoms. =|

>> "I want you, right now, to try to mind-swap yourself into your cat, or
>> your computer or anything else you might find more suitable. I presume
>> the experiment will fail. So why did it?"

> Insufficient hardware.

Really? So adding two extra transistors to your computer will magically
transform it into an enchanted talisman that will allow you to choose
your point of view when there is nothing else in the universe that
suggests that the idea even makes sense?

>> "What evidence do you have that the experiment will succeed if certain
>> pre-conditions are met?"

> If the cat remembers being me then it worked, if not then it hasn't. 

So what? Who cares about the cat? I only care about me. The hidden magic
of uploading is that for it to be useful to the subject, the subject
must poses the supernatural power of being able to choose his point of
view. =P

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