One of the great rules of Science Fiction television
Yeah, except in SciFi television one of you would have a goatee.
The count of three isn't a plan. It's Sesame Street.
Buffy ,'First Date'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - May 25, 2005 12:38:40 pm PDT #6958 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
§ ita § - May 25, 2005 12:39:28 pm PDT #6959 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cloning my consciousness is so off if either of us needs to have a goatee.
Jessica - May 25, 2005 12:40:20 pm PDT #6960 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I mean, the rest of the world mightn't (okay, everyone corresponding to you off the internet might), but you die, and another you keeps going. How can you get this unique spark of sentience in that vessel?
If I have all my memories, there's a continuity of consciousness, and I'll still be 'me' in my head.
Of course, cloning tech will have to catch up first, 'cause I don't want to have to get used to a different body.
(It probably doesn't help that the last book I read was Broken Angels.)
Matt the Bruins fan - May 25, 2005 12:40:32 pm PDT #6961 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Does that mean that my clone would have to shave smooth? Wouldn't be a happy camper if he had my mind.
tommyrot - May 25, 2005 12:41:26 pm PDT #6962 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
If I have all my memories, there's a continuity of consciousness, and I'll still be 'me' in my head.
Yes. Both of you would still be 'you' in your heads.
§ ita § - May 25, 2005 12:41:32 pm PDT #6963 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If I have all my memories, there's a continuity of consciousness, and I'll still be 'me' in my head.
There's a forking of consciousnesses, though. You'll still be you in two heads, and there will still be death.
tommyrot - May 25, 2005 12:42:33 pm PDT #6964 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
There's a forking of consciousnesses
Ooh. Like Emacs and Xemacs.
Jessica - May 25, 2005 12:44:25 pm PDT #6965 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Essentially there's now two of you, with the same memories and everything. One of you has to die.
Oh, see I was imagining a situation where my brain is backed up remotely just in case I die, so I can be reloaded into a new body if necessary. Not two conscious versions existing simultaneously. I mean, that'd just be weird.
Gudanov - May 25, 2005 12:45:27 pm PDT #6966 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Well let's say you go to your friendly MyBackup(TM) franchise and get yourself backed up. Then you decide it's a good time to see if you really can jump that canyon on your rocket boosted skateboard and you find out nope, can't do it.
Then an exact duplicate of your body is manufactured with the use of Apple iNano(TM) nanomachines and your neural structure is completely restored from backup. Would you know that you are the backup when you walk out of MyBackup(TM) to see if you really can jump that canyon...
tommyrot - May 25, 2005 12:46:42 pm PDT #6967 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Would you know that you are the backup when you walk out of MyBackup(TM) to see if you really can jump that canyon...
Yes, because there would be a Post-it note stuck to your forehead that says so.