If cryonics suddenly worked, we'd need to face the fallout

Re:If cryonics suddenly worked, we'd need to face the fallout by Smaug123 on Friday April 29, 2016 @04:50AM (#11594488)

I would object, obviously. It would be murder of a human. You have duplicated me; that doesn't give you the right to kill one of me. The original remains sentient, and I would quite possibly care for it more than I would care for other family.

Analogy: impregnating a woman and (eventually) causing her to give birth - that is, "duplicating" her, although the copy is actually not very like her - doesn't give you the right to kill her.

I'm fine with teleportation, if that's what you mean, but I go into that with the intention of the death of one of the copies. It's effective suicide, not externally-imposed murder.

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Re:If cryonics suddenly worked, we'd need to face the fallout by x5n1 on Friday April 29, 2016 @06:45AM (#11594841)

Humans do sexual reproduction. Many other living things don't play the sexual game, they do in fact produce copies of themselves who behave and look exactly as they do. I envy those civilized creatures. Their lives are much easier and more productive.

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Re:If cryonics suddenly worked, we'd need to face the fallout by seanp2k2 on Friday April 29, 2016 @07:23PM (#11599380)

Interesting. It really depends on what you value. I can imagine that many people value sex over productivity.

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