@CurlOfGradient My guess is human consciousness is from mind applying narrative explanations to itself. So as long as you don't break that.
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Replying to @TristanSevers
@TristanSevers Yeah, as long as the narrative is unbroken, being destroyed and rebuilt on Mars is just as good as traveling there by ship.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @CurlOfGradient
@CurlOfGradient Don't think you even need unbroken narrative, the narrativization exists to paint over the gaps between mechanical impulses.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @TristanSevers
@TristanSevers I'm talking more of a world-line than a story narrative; displacing a system without changing its state, no loose ends.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @CurlOfGradient
@CurlOfGradient Yeah, I'm not sure why you switched from discussing Ship of Theseus-type to Teleporter-type problems?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @TristanSevers
@TristanSevers I think they're fundamentally they same issue. Continuing on past the teleporter is related to continuing on past upgrades.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @CurlOfGradient
@CurlOfGradient Ah. In that case, I slightly disagree: I think that consciousness is a specific process, might be eliminated by some upgrade1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @TristanSevers
@TristanSevers I agree, I'm just against the position that the person with the upgrade / on Mars wouldn't be "you".2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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Replying to @TristanSevers
@TristanSevers I doubt p-zombies are possible; I guess what I'm trying to articulate is that making a perfect clone of you is 1/22 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@TristanSevers just as good as continuing on naturally; no soul ticks with one and not the other. They're both legitimate versions. 2/2
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Replying to @CurlOfGradient
@TristanSevers Also, the fact that humans change and we still think it's fine is reason enough not to worry about discontinuous upgrading.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @CurlOfGradient
@CurlOfGradient I find comparison to the idea of shifting your decade of birth helpful: had I been born 5 years sooner or later, big change.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like - 1 more reply
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