Board 8 > If human teleportation technology existed, would you use a teleporter?

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Forceful_Dragon 08/15/23 2:39:19 PM #1:	Would you use a teleporter? - Results (20 votes) Yes 80% (16 votes) 16 No 15% (3 votes) 3 Other (explain) 5% (1 vote) 1 Could you ever be truly convinced that it was the "real" you coming out the other end? Would it even make a difference provided they had all your thoughts, feelings and memories? --- ~C~ FD http://i.imgur.com/dGDfxaw.png <cite>Forceful_Dragon posted [p:975467792] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote> Would you use a teleporter? - Results (20 votes) Yes 80% (16 votes) 16 No 15% (3 votes) 3 Other (explain) 5% (1 vote) 1 Show Voting Form Could you ever be truly convinced that it was the "real" you coming out the other end?Would it even make a difference provided they had all your thoughts, feelings and memories? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 08/15/23 2:41:17 PM #2:	Yes immediately Who cares if it's the real me that guy sucks --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:975467830] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Yes immediatelyWho cares if it's the real me that guy sucks </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leonhart4 08/15/23 2:41:27 PM #3:	Forceful_Dragon posted... Could you ever be truly convinced that it was the "real" you coming out the other end? Would it even make a difference provided they had all your thoughts, feelings and memories? It might not to anybody else, but it makes a difference to me if everything carries over except my personal sense of consciousness. --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB <cite>Leonhart4 posted [p:975467836] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Forceful_Dragon posted... </cite><quote>Could you ever be truly convinced that it was the "real" you coming out the other end?Would it even make a difference provided they had all your thoughts, feelings and memories?</quote>It might not to anybody else, but it makes a difference to me if everything carries over except my personal sense of consciousness. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FFDragon 08/15/23 2:42:57 PM #4:	Johnbobb posted... Yes immediately Who cares if it's the real me that guy sucks so much this --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus <cite>FFDragon posted [p:975467860] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Johnbobb posted... </cite><quote>Yes immediatelyWho cares if it's the real me that guy sucks</quote>so much this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
swordz9 08/15/23 2:43:13 PM #5:	If it was proven safe most likely. Being able to teleport to any location instead of needing to drive/fly/walk/etc there would be too huge a deal not to. <cite>swordz9 posted [p:975467865] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>If it was proven safe most likely. Being able to teleport to any location instead of needing to drive/fly/walk/etc there would be too huge a deal not to.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
changmas 08/15/23 2:43:48 PM #6:	I mean i wouldnt be the first person to use it but once other people started going through it and appeared to be the same and it appeared to be safe then yes, absolutely --- The Artist Formerly Known as Hannyabal <cite>changmas posted [p:975467873] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>I mean i wouldnt be the first person to use it but once other people started going through it and appeared to be the same and it appeared to be safe then yes, absolutely </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 08/15/23 2:44:35 PM #7:	"Longer than you think!" --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:975467891] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>"Longer than you think!" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterplum 08/15/23 2:44:42 PM #8:	Yeah, I wouldnt be the first in or anything, but absolutely. --- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdWiElvIQAAQpBt.jpg <cite>masterplum posted [p:975467893] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, I wouldnt be the first in or anything, but absolutely. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 08/15/23 2:45:40 PM #9:	swordz9 posted... If it was proven safe most likely. Being able to teleport to any location instead of needing to drive/fly/walk/etc there would be too huge a deal not to. What chance of fatal failure would you tolerate? 1/100,000? 1/1,000,000? --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRlKR5nU8AA_v_C?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:975467909] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>swordz9 posted... </cite><quote>If it was proven safe most likely. Being able to teleport to any location instead of needing to drive/fly/walk/etc there would be too huge a deal not to.</quote>What chance of fatal failure would you tolerate? 1/100,000? 1/1,000,000? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Forceful_Dragon 08/15/23 2:47:00 PM #10:	changmas posted... I mean i wouldnt be the first person to use it but once other people started going through it and appeared to be the same and it appeared to be safe then yes, absolutely Right but a perfect copy of you WOULD appear to be the same. It just wouldn't be YOU. Leonhart4 posted... It might not to anybody else, but it makes a difference to me if everything carries over except my personal sense of consciousness. This is where I land, personality. But I think about this question every time I watch The Prestige --- ~C~ FD http://i.imgur.com/dGDfxaw.png <cite>Forceful_Dragon posted [p:975467931] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>changmas posted... </cite><quote>I mean i wouldnt be the first person to use it but once other people started going through it and appeared to be the same and it appeared to be safe then yes, absolutely</quote>Right but a perfect copy of you WOULD appear to be the same. It just wouldn't be YOU.Leonhart4 posted... </cite><quote>It might not to anybody else, but it makes a difference to me if everything carries over except my personal sense of consciousness.</quote>This is where I land, personality.But I think about this question every time I watch The Prestige </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
skullbone 08/15/23 2:47:00 PM #11:	I mean how could you ever know if other people feel the same? Of course the person coming out of the other end is going to say they're fine because they have all of the same memories and everything but how could you ever know. So no, I wouldn't. --- skull <cite>skullbone posted [p:975467932] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>I mean how could you ever know if other people feel the same? Of course the person coming out of the other end is going to say they're fine because they have all of the same memories and everything but how could you ever know. So no, I wouldn't. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 08/15/23 2:47:36 PM #12:	Forceful_Dragon posted... Could you ever be truly convinced that it was the "real" you coming out the other end? I have no idea where this line of thinking comes from. Because I'd absolutely think it's the real me. This is a teleporter, not a cloning machine. Jakyl25 posted... What chance of fatal failure would you tolerate? 1/100,000? 1/1,000,000? I have a question for you. Do you drive a car to get anywhere? --- Come check out my movie watchthrough topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80167031 <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:975467941] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Forceful_Dragon posted... </cite><quote>Could you ever be truly convinced that it was the "real" you coming out the other end?</quote>I have no idea where this line of thinking comes from. Because I'd absolutely think it's the real me. This is a teleporter, not a cloning machine.Jakyl25 posted... </cite><quote>What chance of fatal failure would you tolerate? 1/100,000? 1/1,000,000?</quote>I have a question for you. Do you drive a car to get anywhere? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Forceful_Dragon 08/15/23 2:47:59 PM #13:	Follow up question to those of us who voted no: Would you allow your significant other to use one? --- ~C~ FD http://i.imgur.com/dGDfxaw.png <cite>Forceful_Dragon posted [p:975467949] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Follow up question to those of us who voted no:Would you allow your significant other to use one? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 08/15/23 2:48:08 PM #14:	Forceful_Dragon posted... But I think about this question every time I watch The Prestige Ah, okay, so that's where this comes from. Adding this to THE LIST. --- Come check out my movie watchthrough topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80167031 <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:975467956] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Forceful_Dragon posted... </cite><quote>But I think about this question every time I watch The Prestige</quote>Ah, okay, so that's where this comes from.Adding this to THE LIST. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 08/15/23 2:49:25 PM #15:	BlueCrystalTear posted... I have no idea where this line of thinking comes from. Because I'd absolutely think it's the real me. This is a teleporter, not a cloning machine. I have a question for you. Do you drive a car to get anywhere? Hey I never said I wouldnt do it --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRlKR5nU8AA_v_C?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:975467972] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>BlueCrystalTear posted... </cite><quote>I have no idea where this line of thinking comes from. Because I'd absolutely think it's the real me. This is a teleporter, not a cloning machine.I have a question for you. Do you drive a car to get anywhere?</quote>Hey I never said I wouldnt do it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
red13n 08/15/23 2:50:11 PM #16:	It would have to be teleportation that was a instant transmission of me. Not a reconfigured assembly on the other side. But also teleportation is extremely dangerous(Tying to teleport into an occupied space?). So even then possibly not. --- "First thing that crosses my mind: I didn't get any GameFAQs Karma yesterday." Math Murderer after getting his appendix removed. <cite>red13n posted [p:975467986] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>It would have to be teleportation that was a instant transmission of me. Not a reconfigured assembly on the other side. But also teleportation is extremely dangerous(Tying to teleport into an occupied space?).So even then possibly not. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 08/15/23 2:51:34 PM #17:	BlueCrystalTear posted... Ah, okay, so that's where this comes from. Adding this to THE LIST. I think it originally comes from Star Trek We know so little about consciousness, if its momentarily interrupted how do we know it hasnt just rebooted and is actually continuous? This theory kind of already exists for people who get put under during surgery --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRlKR5nU8AA_v_C?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:975468018] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>BlueCrystalTear posted... </cite><quote>Ah, okay, so that's where this comes from.Adding this to THE LIST.</quote>I think it originally comes from Star TrekWe know so little about consciousness, if its momentarily interrupted how do we know it hasnt just rebooted and is actually continuous?This theory kind of already exists for people who get put under during surgery </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NBIceman 08/15/23 2:56:46 PM #18:	The older I get, the more I hate flying. So yeah. --- Chilly McFreeze https://i.imgur.com/UYamul2.gif <cite>NBIceman posted [p:975468102] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>The older I get, the more I hate flying. So yeah. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
red13n 08/15/23 3:03:48 PM #19:	BlueCrystalTear posted... I have no idea where this line of thinking comes from. Because I'd absolutely think it's the real me. This is a teleporter, not a cloning machine. See, this is something this topic has previously made me think of a bit. If we have the technology to literally reconfigure our matter onto the other side of a teleporter, theoretically we could also have the technology to just scan the configuration and clone ourselves. So just give me a perfect clone instead. --- "First thing that crosses my mind: I didn't get any GameFAQs Karma yesterday." Math Murderer after getting his appendix removed. <cite>red13n posted [p:975468243] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>BlueCrystalTear posted... </cite><quote>I have no idea where this line of thinking comes from. Because I'd absolutely think it's the real me. This is a teleporter, not a cloning machine.</quote>See, this is something this topic has previously made me think of a bit. If we have the technology to literally reconfigure our matter onto the other side of a teleporter, theoretically we could also have the technology to just scan the configuration and clone ourselves.So just give me a perfect clone instead. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueCrystalTear 08/15/23 3:04:40 PM #20:	Jakyl25 posted... I think it originally comes from Star Trek We know so little about consciousness, if its momentarily interrupted how do we know it hasnt just rebooted and is actually continuous? Yeah... that does sound like a Star Trek philosophical question. Something Nolan probably borrowed from. But after watching Inception, I wanted more Nolan on THE LIST anyway, and this was the perfect excuse to do it. --- Come check out my movie watchthrough topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80167031 <cite>BlueCrystalTear posted [p:975468261] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Jakyl25 posted... </cite><quote>I think it originally comes from Star TrekWe know so little about consciousness, if its momentarily interrupted how do we know it hasnt just rebooted and is actually continuous?</quote>Yeah... that does sound like a Star Trek philosophical question. Something Nolan probably borrowed from. But after watching Inception, I wanted more Nolan on THE LIST anyway, and this was the perfect excuse to do it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
paperwarior 08/15/23 3:08:57 PM #21:	Like I'm going to let philosophical ambiguity keep me from eliminating all travel time. --- "God Hand is the ultimate expression of the joy of humanity, specifically the punching part of the joy of humanity."-Shigeru Miyamoto <cite>paperwarior posted [p:975468352] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Like I'm going to let philosophical ambiguity keep me from eliminating all travel time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Reg 08/15/23 3:12:13 PM #22:	changmas posted... I mean i wouldnt be the first person to use it but once other people started going through it and appeared to be the same and it appeared to be safe then yes, absolutely paperwarior posted... Like I'm going to let philosophical ambiguity keep me from eliminating all travel time. <cite>Reg posted [p:975468420] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>changmas posted... </cite><quote>I mean i wouldnt be the first person to use it but once other people started going through it and appeared to be the same and it appeared to be safe then yes, absolutely</quote>paperwarior posted... </cite><quote>Like I'm going to let philosophical ambiguity keep me from eliminating all travel time.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mnk 08/15/23 3:21:26 PM #23:	I'm now imagining a situation where souls and the afterlife exist, and them just becoming inundated with thousands of copies of everyone as new souls are born and killed with each teleportation. Like you suddenly wake up in heaven and realize the teleporter killed you, and then you're greeted by all your previous versions that used the teleporters before you. "Hi, I'm the Ted that tried to go to the store this morning." "And I'm the Ted that tried to return from the store." "Oh... nice to meet you two. I guess I'm the Ted who realized he forgot the eggs." --- Change is weird. <cite>mnk posted [p:975468576] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>I'm now imagining a situation where souls and the afterlife exist, and them just becoming inundated with thousands of copies of everyone as new souls are born and killed with each teleportation. Like you suddenly wake up in heaven and realize the teleporter killed you, and then you're greeted by all your previous versions that used the teleporters before you. "Hi, I'm the Ted that tried to go to the store this morning." "And I'm the Ted that tried to return from the store." "Oh... nice to meet you two. I guess I'm the Ted who realized he forgot the eggs." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 08/15/23 3:24:01 PM #24:	red13n posted... See, this is something this topic has previously made me think of a bit. If we have the technology to literally reconfigure our matter onto the other side of a teleporter, theoretically we could also have the technology to just scan the configuration and clone ourselves. So just give me a perfect clone instead. I think this also happened on Star Trek The teleporter malfunctioned and reconfigured two identical copies on the other side Big oof --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRlKR5nU8AA_v_C?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:975468625] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>red13n posted... </cite><quote>See, this is something this topic has previously made me think of a bit. If we have the technology to literally reconfigure our matter onto the other side of a teleporter, theoretically we could also have the technology to just scan the configuration and clone ourselves.So just give me a perfect clone instead.</quote>I think this also happened on Star TrekThe teleporter malfunctioned and reconfigured two identical copies on the other sideBig oof </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TomNook 08/15/23 3:40:43 PM #25:	If it were portals that bend space and time, that can be walked through, yes. If it were deconstructing you and reassembling you, no. --- Bells, bells, bells! <cite>TomNook posted [p:975468904] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>If it were portals that bend space and time, that can be walked through, yes.If it were deconstructing you and reassembling you, no. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n 08/15/23 3:43:42 PM #26:	https://existentialcomics.com/comic/1 --- _foolmo_ he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:975468959] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>https://existentialcomics.com/comic/1 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosTonyV4 08/15/23 3:44:23 PM #27:	TomNook posted... If it were portals that bend space and time, that can be walked through, yes. If it were deconstructing you and reassembling you, no. This, basically. --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado <cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted [p:975468974] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>TomNook posted... </cite><quote>If it were portals that bend space and time, that can be walked through, yes.If it were deconstructing you and reassembling you, no.</quote>This, basically. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeatoAnAccount 08/15/23 3:46:59 PM #28:	Snake5555555555 posted... "Longer than you think!" a TomNook posted... If it were portals that bend space and time, that can be walked through, yes. If it were deconstructing you and reassembling you, no. This is my answer --- Neato, an account <cite>NeatoAnAccount posted [p:975469016] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Snake5555555555 posted... </cite><quote>"Longer than you think!"</quote>aTomNook posted... </cite><quote>If it were portals that bend space and time, that can be walked through, yes.If it were deconstructing you and reassembling you, no.</quote>This is my answer </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Grimlyn 08/15/23 3:49:55 PM #29:	at least dying by deconstructive teleportation would leave the endpoint construction of myself so my loved ones wouldn't suffer like they would from a normal death so sure --- http://gmun.moe/ffcc GuessMyUserName's account's very own account! <cite>Grimlyn posted [p:975469051] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>at least dying by deconstructive teleportation would leave the endpoint construction of myself so my loved ones wouldn't suffer like they would from a normal deathso sure </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Forceful_Dragon 08/15/23 4:44:46 PM #30:	foolm0r0n posted... https://existentialcomics.com/comic/1 Yeah idk about all of that. I can't control needing to sleep or if surgery requires anesthesia or whatever, but I can choose not to get dismantled and reassembled. --- ~C~ FD http://i.imgur.com/dGDfxaw.png <cite>Forceful_Dragon posted [p:975470051] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>foolm0r0n posted... </cite><quote>https://existentialcomics.com/comic/1</quote>Yeah idk about all of that. I can't control needing to sleep or if surgery requires anesthesia or whatever, but I can choose not to get dismantled and reassembled. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 08/15/23 5:35:49 PM #31:	Sleep is different anyway. The mind is still actively running consciousness, just inward instead of outward. Its like the difference between putting your computer in rest mode versus shutting it off. When youre put out by anesthesia your mental functions are off outside of the most basic brain stem stuff --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRlKR5nU8AA_v_C?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:975470822] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Sleep is different anyway. The mind is still actively running consciousness, just inward instead of outward.Its like the difference between putting your computer in rest mode versus shutting it off. When youre put out by anesthesia your mental functions are off outside of the most basic brain stem stuff </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Chaeix 08/15/23 5:40:24 PM #32:	TomNook posted... If it were portals that bend space and time, that can be walked through, yes. If it were deconstructing you and reassembling you, no. --- we're all buds~jc~ <DeathChicken> you are my hero for being the first person to cite National Geographic in Mercs <cite>Chaeix posted [p:975470902] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>TomNook posted... </cite><quote>If it were portals that bend space and time, that can be walked through, yes.If it were deconstructing you and reassembling you, no.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n 08/15/23 6:03:48 PM #33:	I'm sure the teleporter computer can keep your consciousness running while it recreates your body too --- _foolmo_ he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:975471284] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>I'm sure the teleporter computer can keep your consciousness running while it recreates your body too </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZenOfThunder 08/15/23 6:04:29 PM #34:	Johnbobb posted... Yes immediately Who cares if it's the real me that guy sucks we are always so in sync. there is a chance that if I used a teleporter that Johnbobb would pop out the other side --- (\|\| ' ' \|\|) elite beat agents 2 when . /\|_\|\ <cite>ZenOfThunder posted [p:975471297] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Johnbobb posted... </cite><quote>Yes immediatelyWho cares if it's the real me that guy sucks</quote>we are always so in sync. there is a chance that if I used a teleporter that Johnbobb would pop out the other side </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 08/15/23 6:32:50 PM #35:	TomNook posted... If it were portals that bend space and time, that can be walked through, yes. If it were deconstructing you and reassembling you, no. --- It's Reyn Time. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:975471800] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>TomNook posted... </cite><quote>If it were portals that bend space and time, that can be walked through, yes.If it were deconstructing you and reassembling you, no.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 08/15/23 6:35:05 PM #36:	foolm0r0n posted... https://existentialcomics.com/comic/1 Seen it before, still a bad comic. Sleep =/= being disassembled on a molecular level. --- It's Reyn Time. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:975471849] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>foolm0r0n posted... </cite><quote>https://existentialcomics.com/comic/1</quote>Seen it before, still a bad comic. Sleep =/= being disassembled on a molecular level. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kevwaffles 08/15/23 6:37:50 PM #37:	Johnbobb posted... Yes immediately Who cares if it's the real me that guy sucks --- "One toot on this whistle will take you to a far away land." -Toad, SMB3 <cite>kevwaffles posted [p:975471897] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Johnbobb posted... </cite><quote>Yes immediatelyWho cares if it's the real me that guy sucks</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lil_Bit83 08/15/23 6:41:10 PM #38:	Probably not. There's no telling what sorts of health problems it might have on your body later on. --- I'm just a girl who loves games <cite>Lil_Bit83 posted [p:975471953] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Probably not. There's no telling what sorts of health problems it might have on your body later on. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 08/15/23 7:21:52 PM #39:	foolm0r0n posted... I'm sure the teleporter computer can keep your consciousness running while it recreates your body too Maybe but the ones in fiction that have addressed the issue specifically dont --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRlKR5nU8AA_v_C?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:975472662] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>foolm0r0n posted... </cite><quote>I'm sure the teleporter computer can keep your consciousness running while it recreates your body too</quote>Maybe but the ones in fiction that have addressed the issue specifically dont </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 08/15/23 7:23:22 PM #40:	Lil_Bit83 posted... Probably not. There's no telling what sorts of health problems it might have on your body later on. Why does this sound like an anti-vaxx argument --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRlKR5nU8AA_v_C?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:975472702] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Lil_Bit83 posted... </cite><quote>Probably not. There's no telling what sorts of health problems it might have on your body later on.</quote>Why does this sound like an anti-vaxx argument </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Denji 08/15/23 7:32:04 PM #41:	Something to add to the "is it really you?" question. Unless it's moving your particles faster than the speed of light, anything that's reconstructing you is doing it with the matter at the new location, not the matter that you were made of. So we have an extreme ship of Theseus problem, even if we ignore the consciousness question. Of course we're already breaking physics so what's a little more. --- Lurker extraordinaire Former cyber monkey <cite>Denji posted [p:975472870] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Something to add to the "is it really you?" question. Unless it's moving your particles faster than the speed of light, anything that's reconstructing you is doing it with the matter at the new location, not the matter that you were made of. So we have an extreme ship of Theseus problem, even if we ignore the consciousness question.Of course we're already breaking physics so what's a little more. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Thorn 08/15/23 7:57:44 PM #42:	Probably. The only thing that would have me hesitating is more "what if it fails catastrophically" and like it tries to teleport you where matter already exists and you end up like fused to a building and die horribly and painfully. Or like failed to actually deconstruct you properly or some shit. As to the philosophical dilemma of "if you're deconstructed and reconstructed perfectly is it still really you?" I think I'd accept "yeah i am" pretty quickly. --- May you find your book in this place. Formerly known as xp1337. <cite>Thorn posted [p:975473396] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Probably. The only thing that would have me hesitating is more "what if it fails catastrophically" and like it tries to teleport you where matter already exists and you end up like fused to a building and die horribly and painfully. Or like failed to actually deconstruct you properly or some shit.As to the philosophical dilemma of "if you're deconstructed and reconstructed perfectly is it still really you?" I think I'd accept "yeah i am" pretty quickly. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n 08/15/23 7:58:13 PM #43:	KamikazePotato posted... Seen it before, still a bad comic. Sleep =/= being disassembled on a molecular level. Philosophy has already gone way further than this topic and this comic though. No sleep or teleportation required. In fact, from one moment to the next, there's no way to know if "you" ever existed, let alone maintained a consistent existence between those 2 points in spacetime. You could've been brought into existence this very instant, with the past being an installed memory that never actually happened. There's no way to experimentally distinguish that scenario from a fully lived life. Quantum mechanics also agrees with that interpretation, including theories like the block universe and super determinism in general. So yeah it's a dumb comic but you gotta answer way harder questions in physics and philosophy if you want to say the teleporter is a bad idea. --- _foolmo_ he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:975473405] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>KamikazePotato posted... </cite><quote>Seen it before, still a bad comic. Sleep =/= being disassembled on a molecular level.</quote>Philosophy has already gone way further than this topic and this comic though. No sleep or teleportation required.In fact, from one moment to the next, there's no way to know if "you" ever existed, let alone maintained a consistent existence between those 2 points in spacetime. You could've been brought into existence this very instant, with the past being an installed memory that never actually happened. There's no way to experimentally distinguish that scenario from a fully lived life.Quantum mechanics also agrees with that interpretation, including theories like the block universe and super determinism in general.So yeah it's a dumb comic but you gotta answer way harder questions in physics and philosophy if you want to say the teleporter is a bad idea. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Chaeix 08/15/23 8:26:42 PM #44:	foolm0r0n posted... You could've been brought into existence this very instant, with the past being an installed memory that never actually happened. There's no way to experimentally distinguish that scenario from a fully lived life. how does the past being an installed memory conceptually fit with the notion that we have a mostly timebound linear conscious experience? was i just experiencing the memory coming into creation before colliding with the present? edit: and i mean that outside the teleportation scenario, because it makes sense there --- we're all buds~jc~ <DeathChicken> you are my hero for being the first person to cite National Geographic in Mercs <cite>Chaeix posted [p:975473855] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>foolm0r0n posted... </cite><quote>You could've been brought into existence this very instant, with the past being an installed memory that never actually happened. There's no way to experimentally distinguish that scenario from a fully lived life.</quote>how does the past being an installed memory conceptually fit with the notion that we have a mostly timebound linear conscious experience? was i just experiencing the memory coming into creation before colliding with the present?edit: and i mean that outside the teleportation scenario, because it makes sense there </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
swirIdude 08/15/23 8:44:52 PM #45:	TomNook posted... If it were portals that bend space and time, that can be walked through, yes. If it were deconstructing you and reassembling you, no. --- Azuarc is my favorite arc of the Game of the Decade 2020 anime. <cite>swirIdude posted [p:975474181] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>TomNook posted... </cite><quote>If it were portals that bend space and time, that can be walked through, yes.If it were deconstructing you and reassembling you, no.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Maniac64 08/15/23 8:53:41 PM #46:	Thorn posted... The only thing that would have me hesitating is more "what if it fails catastrophically" and like it tries to teleport you where matter already exists and you end up like fused to a building and die horribly and painfully. Or like failed to actually deconstruct you properly or some shit. So the one thing it will share with current forms of transportation is the chance at a horrible and painful death or permanent injury. --- "Hope is allowed to be stupid, unwise, and naive." ~Sir Chris <cite>Maniac64 posted [p:975474394] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Thorn posted... </cite><quote>The only thing that would have me hesitating is more "what if it fails catastrophically" and like it tries to teleport you where matter already exists and you end up like fused to a building and die horribly and painfully. Or like failed to actually deconstruct you properly or some shit.</quote>So the one thing it will share with current forms of transportation is the chance at a horrible and painful death or permanent injury. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Thorn 08/15/23 9:00:37 PM #47:	Correct, but since we've entered the realm of science fiction here I'm not ruling out that the nature of the painful death or injury could be similarly extraordinary. it probably shouldn't, i'm just saying my only concern would be along those lines --- May you find your book in this place. Formerly known as xp1337. <cite>Thorn posted [p:975474532] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Correct, but since we've entered the realm of science fiction here I'm not ruling out that the nature of the painful death or injury could be similarly extraordinary.it probably shouldn't, i'm just saying my only concern would be along those lines </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Forceful_Dragon 08/15/23 9:06:48 PM #48:	Thorn posted... Probably. The only thing that would have me hesitating is more "what if it fails catastrophically" and like it tries to teleport you where matter already exists and you end up like fused to a building and die horribly and painfully. Or like failed to actually deconstruct you properly or some shit. As to the philosophical dilemma of "if you're deconstructed and reconstructed perfectly is it still really you?" I think I'd accept "yeah i am" pretty quickly. That's what the new-you wants you to think. Old you getting screwed over. --- ~C~ FD http://i.imgur.com/dGDfxaw.png <cite>Forceful_Dragon posted [p:975474665] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Thorn posted... </cite><quote>Probably. The only thing that would have me hesitating is more "what if it fails catastrophically" and like it tries to teleport you where matter already exists and you end up like fused to a building and die horribly and painfully. Or like failed to actually deconstruct you properly or some shit.As to the philosophical dilemma of "if you're deconstructed and reconstructed perfectly is it still really you?" I think I'd accept "yeah i am" pretty quickly.</quote>That's what the new-you wants you to think. Old you getting screwed over. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Thorn 08/15/23 9:15:09 PM #49:	new-me getting the bad end of the deal having to be me tbqh --- May you find your book in this place. Formerly known as xp1337. <cite>Thorn posted [p:975474823] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>new-me getting the bad end of the deal having to be me tbqh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n 08/15/23 9:19:45 PM #50:	Chaeix posted... how does the past being an installed memory conceptually fit with the notion that we have a mostly timebound linear conscious experience? was i just experiencing the memory coming into creation before colliding with the present? Yeah basically. Your only interaction with the past is through memory, so as long as the memory is fully formed, there's no reason you had to actually have lived what you remember. Mathematically, time can run backwards just as well as forwards, so our linear memory is not really a function of time. We don't exactly know why we experience time in this forward fashion. --- _foolmo_ he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:975474913] in If human t... [t:80537617]...</cite> <quote>Chaeix posted... </cite><quote>how does the past being an installed memory conceptually fit with the notion that we have a mostly timebound linear conscious experience? was i just experiencing the memory coming into creation before colliding with the present?</quote>Yeah basically. Your only interaction with the past is through memory, so as long as the memory is fully formed, there's no reason you had to actually have lived what you remember.Mathematically, time can run backwards just as well as forwards, so our linear memory is not really a function of time. We don't exactly know why we experience time in this forward fashion. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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