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0 pointsmikeash9y ago0 comments

Before we talk about potentially jumping bodies, let's examine a simpler question: how do you know that your consciousness is continuous at all? How do you know that the consciousness reading this comment is the same one that wrote the one I'm replying to?

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YeGoblynQueenne9y ago· 2 in thread

Because I'm aware of having done both.

Plus, I don't remember being anyone else and I don't think anyone else remembers being me.

Edit: Btw, despite the fact I'm indulging you, I don't find that sort of discussion particularly productive. You might as well argue that parallel lines could eventually intersect. Sure. They could. But we assume they won't. Now what?

mikeashOP9y ago

Why assume that consciousness follows memory?

I agree that we can't do much but assume that consciousness is indeed continuous like this. But my point is that it is an assumption. When you get down to the actual facts, consciousness ending due to teleportation is no more or less supported than consciousness ending due to sleep. So I find it weird to worry about one and not the other.

YeGoblynQueenne9y ago

As discussed earlier, your body is not destroyed during sleep, while it is with destructive teleportation (by definition).

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