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Angleae

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17. Trekkies have been debating this very scenario for decades.
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 07:59 AM
Mar 2012

Is a person who is transported via transporter the same person or a copy?

what causes it? qazplm Mar 2012 #1
I would think that the "cause" is-- digonswine Mar 2012 #3
So it goes longship Mar 2012 #5
that's not an answer qazplm Mar 2012 #21
Ego , the detour from Perspicacity orpupilofnature57 Mar 2012 #2
Please, go on-- digonswine Mar 2012 #4
If we have no reason, to reason orpupilofnature57 Mar 2012 #6
Here is what's so mysterious about it: napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #7
It doesn't start different jeff47 Mar 2012 #8
That's still weird. napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #13
You are going to be in one jeff47 Mar 2012 #14
What is the "you" the ends up in one of the copies? napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #15
Making copies makes a copy of your consciousness. jeff47 Mar 2012 #19
you appear then qazplm Mar 2012 #22
I'm in the group that believes consciousness is just our brains doing their jobs jeff47 Mar 2012 #23
i dont think anyone in this thread qazplm Mar 2012 #27
Your question requires a magical consciousness jeff47 Mar 2012 #28
Yes, but which one is YOURS? napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #30
Your brain cells Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #32
I'm really not suggesting either way, I'm raising a fundamental question: napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #35
You are correct about I am saying Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #36
I respect that opinion. napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #68
The one in the body you inhabit jeff47 Mar 2012 #40
delete nt napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #31
no it doesnt qazplm Mar 2012 #39
The heart was once a mystical organ given all sorts of magical powers. jeff47 Mar 2012 #41
oh please qazplm Mar 2012 #51
I'm saying due to our lack of understanding, people have leapt to magic. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2012 #52
saying it is mysterious and difficult to understand qazplm Mar 2012 #58
You might want to read the thread you're replying to jeff47 Mar 2012 #59
no qazplm Mar 2012 #64
If half your brain was replaced it would still be you Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #38
I get that- digonswine Mar 2012 #10
Trekkies have been debating this very scenario for decades. Angleae Mar 2012 #17
A copy. The original dies. laconicsax Mar 2012 #29
I think the rule of thumb here Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #37
We don't know how the brain really works. jeff47 Mar 2012 #9
Oh come on! Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #33
Comprehending 'self' has always been a mystery to philosophers, medicine and science. Lint Head Mar 2012 #11
My hypothesis is simple, and I can't really claim that it's orginal, because it isn't... Speck Tater Mar 2012 #12
Inexplicable works orpupilofnature57 Mar 2012 #16
Consciousness is a slippery word to define. Speck Tater Mar 2012 #20
Carl was a Sage ,his ' Baloney Test Kit ' orpupilofnature57 Mar 2012 #25
I think consciousness can be understood Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #34
You've explained the mechanism by which sensations REACH consciousness Speck Tater Mar 2012 #42
Fair enough Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #48
I honestly don't know the answer to that. Speck Tater Mar 2012 #49
As said tama Apr 2012 #79
Wasn't it Aristotle that said orpupilofnature57 Apr 2012 #80
Dunno, tama Apr 2012 #81
I'm a dumbass ,that's it !!!! Thanks orpupilofnature57 Apr 2012 #84
That "small step" you mention (and slide right past) is actually the Big Kahuna. GliderGuider Mar 2012 #46
I have yet to explore meditation but Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #47
When I meditate I perceive something that seems independent of thought and materiality GliderGuider Mar 2012 #50
Yes, this was exceedingly helpful Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #54
A couple of thoughts about meditation GliderGuider Mar 2012 #57
I've been reluctant to invest time in meditation Shankapotomus Mar 2012 #60
That's very well put! Speck Tater Mar 2012 #56
I'm pretty sure space/time is an aspect of mass/energy... hunter Mar 2012 #53
My best cure for "no reason to live"... Speck Tater Mar 2012 #55
I don't boil everything down to information, I boil it down to energy. hunter Mar 2012 #62
Ah, but we can never see energy. Speck Tater Mar 2012 #63
and the same can be said regarding love... hue Apr 2012 #77
What you say is true. It is also just another way of saying... Speck Tater Apr 2012 #78
Think about color. Jim__ Mar 2012 #18
Consciousness seems to be to be a primarily learned thing. MineralMan Mar 2012 #24
That's about how I feel about it- digonswine Mar 2012 #26
If you had ever done any serious meditation, for any length of time, Speck Tater Mar 2012 #43
Oh, dear... MineralMan Mar 2012 #44
You're welcome. Always glad to help. :) nt Speck Tater Mar 2012 #45
If I tell you I have meditated, that I know what you mean by when you talk about... Silent3 Apr 2012 #73
I think it's perfectly OK for two intelligent, well-informed people to disagree. Speck Tater Apr 2012 #74
Keep in mind that you said this... Silent3 Apr 2012 #75
Yes I did. Speck Tater Apr 2012 #76
yeah I dont think so qazplm Mar 2012 #70
Is your consciousness the same today as when you MineralMan Mar 2012 #71
The brain is a "radio"... RagAss Mar 2012 #61
I feel like you are using technical terms- digonswine Mar 2012 #65
Thank you. It was in keeping with the tone you set in your OP. RagAss Mar 2012 #67
Fine--I am usually more polite- digonswine Mar 2012 #69
Bad analogy aside, we're neither. laconicsax Mar 2012 #66
Why tama Apr 2012 #82
You're asking why I'm not making the same unsupported presuppositions you do. laconicsax Apr 2012 #83
Your bias tama Apr 2012 #85
What censorship are you talking about? FiveGoodMen Apr 2012 #86
Misuse of host's powers to lock discussions tama Apr 2012 #87
'Turn your radio on...' MineralMan Mar 2012 #72
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