TheHamsterSandwich t1_iwu3zdw wrote
Reply to comment by ronnyhugo in When does an individual's death occur if the biological brain is gradually replaced by synthetic neurons? by NefariousNaz
If we expand our consciousness to a different medium, when do we die?
That is to say, if you expand your consciousness so that you are your biological part and machine part at the same time, then the biological part is removed, what happens?
Like if we see our mind as a house, what happens when you expand it to the size of a mansion?
And let's say that the brain is just an organ (at that point) and isn't responsible for 90% of what we call ourselves.
What happens then? If you remove it, would it be killing 10% of yourself or would it mean that you just die?
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This shit gives me a headache. I'd rather wait for a superintelligence to figure this out...
ronnyhugo t1_iwu4w9d wrote
The only reason it gives you a headache is because you aren't systematic about it.
How about you imagine it with a caravan instead of a brain.
If you add to a caravan, but then detach the original from the addition, and build a copy of the original in its place, then the original caravan never went anywhere. Did it?
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