From: Julia Randolph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: The Mercies of The Vatican Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:46:59 -0500
> On Aug 31, 2004, at 6:47 PM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: > I don't really buy the idea of someone becoming "immortal" by > putting his consciousness into a machine. There'd be immediate > divergence which would only grow over time; in essence you'd have two > distinct entities in very short order. (Oh, you could kill the body -- > but that would end the distinct consciousness in the body. I don't > think there's one "essence" allotted to a person, IOW.)
Poul Anderson explored this some in his series beginning with _Harvest the Stars_. I recommend it. (Not just for that, but for other "divergence" issues.)
But would you recommend it for it's quality as a novel? Personally I thought it was a poor book.
-Travis "Anson Guthrie" Edmunds
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