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Re:Travel through wormholes is possible, but slow by xvector on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @06:30PM (#19677896)
Why cloning? Gradual replacement seems the way to go.

If you transform rather than duplicate yourself, it doesn't matter if you're still 'human'. What matters is that you're alive and conscious.

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Re:Travel through wormholes is possible, but slow by p1esk on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @09:48PM (#19678978)
It seems the consensus in this subthread is that gradual replacement involves a potentially unsolvable philosophical problem, unlike cloning. How can you be sure you remain you during gradual replacement, and don't turn into some kind of a philosophical zombie?
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