On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 4:23 PM 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 7/26/2019 2:10 PM, Jason Resch wrote: > > > > On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 12:44 AM 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 2:42 PM Jason Resch <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> For example, you could, over time, change neuron by neuron, until you >> looked like and had the mind of Julius Caesar. >> >> >> I think these thought experiments need to be more carefully considered. >> I don't think it is nomologically possible to give you the mind of Julius >> Caesar by transferring on neuron at a time. That would entail intermediate >> stages in which neurons were connected neither as yours were nor as >> Caesar's were, and less obviously the same goes for the connections of the >> body cells. It is too cheap to just say "at the appropriate substitution >> level". >> > > It's a given that the intermediate stages are neither like you nor like > Caesar. But if you can remain conscious/alive during the process, then > "what happened to you", "did you die in the transformation?", etc. > > Jason > > > *But if **you** can remain conscious/alive during the process, then "what > happened to you", "did you die in the transformation?", etc. * > > But *you* obviously can't. > Either you is defined strictly or loosely. If strictly *you is* limited to a observer moment. If loosely, such that two different observer moments can be identified as belonging to the same *you*, then what possible system of definitions can keep this definition of you from exploding out across the continuum of like persons until it includes everyone? Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CA%2BBCJUjyTLeDWZEY7mtoeZxt6THAhWQuV_U1jAhYUcMfg9ZmvA%40mail.gmail.com.
