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We live in exciting times. Most of us will probably live to see our species step foot on another planet in the next 15-20 years. The presence of internet connected devices is quickly becoming ubiquitous. 4.7 inch phones carry more computing power than some high end laptops just a few years ago did. I could go on--but we all can recognize and appreciate the Tech boom we've experienced. And with this tech boom has come many advances in medical treatment and improvement of patient care and facilities.
This leads to my question..Many have talked about the possibility that within a mere 50 years' time, maybe even much sooner..we will be able to "upload" our consciousness to a drive and store it..much like you back up your computer or smart device.
Here's the hypothetical scenario: It's the year 2075..you are more or less at the end of your life or getting there and you have the "option" of uploading your consciousness into a computer system--after which it will be transferred into a cloned 25 year old version of yourself and continue living life..or do you decline this and just die? For simplicity's sake, let's leave out religious afterlife scenarios.
I think i'd undoubtedly choose to continue living, but not sure how complicated the process of transferring a lifetime of thoughts into a new brain would be..but that's all a wash. I realize that i'm going to die eventually and this scenario is probably far fetched, but I don't think it's out of the question at all in maybe 100 years time, which makes it really fun to talk about at least.
Would you live on if you could? What would make you want to die instead of continuing to experience life?
This leads to my question..Many have talked about the possibility that within a mere 50 years' time, maybe even much sooner..we will be able to "upload" our consciousness to a drive and store it..much like you back up your computer or smart device.
Here's the hypothetical scenario: It's the year 2075..you are more or less at the end of your life or getting there and you have the "option" of uploading your consciousness into a computer system--after which it will be transferred into a cloned 25 year old version of yourself and continue living life..or do you decline this and just die? For simplicity's sake, let's leave out religious afterlife scenarios.
I think i'd undoubtedly choose to continue living, but not sure how complicated the process of transferring a lifetime of thoughts into a new brain would be..but that's all a wash. I realize that i'm going to die eventually and this scenario is probably far fetched, but I don't think it's out of the question at all in maybe 100 years time, which makes it really fun to talk about at least.
Would you live on if you could? What would make you want to die instead of continuing to experience life?