Kiwibrown Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I had this discussion at work with a philosophy student. What would you be if you were in a computer, with all your memories and personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Isn’t that what happened to Stephen Hawking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmad Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 More or less an incredibley complex piece of code that couldn't do much since organic coding and machine coding do not mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 19 minutes ago, OleXmad said: More or less an incredibley complex piece of code that couldn't do much since organic coding and machine coding do not mix. Not with that attitude they don’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Doyle Rules Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 This question confuses me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pats#1 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 A computer with a sh** ton of glitches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonanza23 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I'd ask if you'd like to play a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinneasGage Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 if my consciousness was on a computer why would i be dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwibrown Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 2 hours ago, jfinley88 said: if my consciousness was on a computer why would i be dead? But would you be alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwibrown Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Pats#1 said: A computer with a sh** ton of glitches i lold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 We’re already all inside a computer. So... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinneasGage Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 28 minutes ago, Kiwibrown said: But would you be alive? like my body. nah it'd be dead. you saying kinda like black mirror white christmas episode? like the downloaded entity being seperate from the physical entity? i dont really get it. i think if you transferred consciousness your physical body would be brain dead, unless you're just making a copy in which case when you die, you're still dead, so downloading conscious would be useless since it's like someone else now that's not connected to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinneasGage Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 10 minutes ago, iPwn said: We’re already all inside a computer. So... i mean maybe, but why would you be confident bout anything like that lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom cody Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I'd be alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cddolphin Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 We still can't collectively define consciousness, so who are we to say. But I'll say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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