[ExI] Cryonics for uploaders discussion: Video (John Clark)

[Re Rose]

"The only way we'll know for sure that any Cryonics procedure works is when
we
successfully revive somebody"

Actually I'm not sure that will be helpful in all cases. I imagine a
scenario where a backup copy is uploaded to a host. Upon reanimation it
will be completely convinced its consciouness is as the person who was
uploaded. Why shouldn't it be? IMHO, the only individual who will even be
able to know if the copy is in fact "you" will be you - a copy will not be
able to tell. Not even your friends or partners can say if its you. They
may be convinced it is you. Only your subjective, internal experience will
allow you to be sure if it is you, and that agent will not be able to
convince anyone else (including copies) of that.

--Regina


>  On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 2:08 AM, Giulio Prisco <giulio at gmail.com> wrote:
> <snip>
> > https://turingchurch.net/cryonics-for-uploaders-
> discussion-video-1f59e77b3aa9
>
>
> Thanks for the link Giulio that was interesting, especially Kenneth
> Hayworth's comment that in his opinion preserving the brain connectome
> would be good enough for uploading and infusing glutaraldehyde would help
> in allowing you to evenly distribute cryoprotectant better; but his idea
> ASC should not be offered until its been proven to work made no sense to me
> and insisting it should go through the same amount of red tape that a new
> cancer drug does before its approved made even less sense. The only way
> we'll know for sure that any Cryonics procedure works is when we
> successfully revive somebody, and if the technology was that good curing
> any disease would be easy so nobody would ever need to be cryopreserved
> again.
>
> John K Clark
>
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