Kasz216 on 10 September 2009
| Rath said: Ok lets change the hypothetical situation slightly. If you were to be destroyed and one Planck time later recreated in exactly the same spot with exactly the same electrical signals and chemical balances would it still be you? I cannot see how it can possibly not still be you unless there is something about a human that cannot be explained by the matter and energy we consist of - unless we have some form of soul. Given that I don't believe in a soul I do not believe that there is any difference between the 'old' me and the 'new' me and as such it would seem to me a continuation of my life as normal. Now what is the difference between that and me being recreated somewhere else? |
The same difference between two chevy cavliers or two PS3s.
Though made up by the same parts they are not the same product.
A Person who is an exact copy of me is just that... and exact copy. They are not the orginal.
Two PS3's are exactly the same yet they are not the same PS3 are they?
Ironically you try to treat this as an soul issue... when in reality you are the one treating humans differently then every other living thing out there.
