While I can understand the idea that we may no longer evolve because almost everyone can reproduce, I would think favorable traits have a great...
Robochildren I can see that, in this new life of ours, possibilities for advancement of the self would be great, but it is beginning to seem rather...
If it is such an incredible cost, why do people decide to do it now? Sure, they might have a deep psychological need to propogate the species, but...
Re: Cris EXACTLY. Thank you. I do not feel so misunderstood any more! haha The process that Cris described was one in which his brain was...
Why can't I make him see? Well, I always understood the benefits of mind uploading, but I did not understand your take on it. From what I read in...
The following is a joke: Perhaps, to keep the robots tranquil and make them subservient by nature and not by force, we could instill in them a...
Putting aside the idea of conciousness transfer vs. copying, let us assume for a moment that you do, indeed, wake up from this operation inside an...
Okay, one last time then I'm going to bed... So you are assuming that, when you "upload" your mind to the machine, before the upload you will be...
Re: ...continuing on Right! This is the part that has been making me wary of the whole process. If one's conciousness could be transferred...
I see ... BUT I can understand all of this, and no, I'm not religious. But I do not wish to die... that's the thing. As an atheist, I would rather...
Re: Brain = Mind I do believe that the conciousness or "mind" resides somewhere in the brain, but how can you be sure that, after the operation,...
God Religion and faith answer a fundamental need in the human psyche: self-worth. Under religion, you are the creation of a perfect God, and "he"...
Oh, I misunderstood your interpretation of this technology. You're wanting to create a technological copy of yourself and then (or during the...
Wow, I found a whole forum dedicated to the thoughts that I've been rolling around in my head for the past couple days! First, no one can be...
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