Re:The Hayworth-Miller 2019 Debate About Brain Preservation
by simondw on Sunday September 13, 2020 @03:00PM
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> "soul", for lack of a better word
A better word isn't all we're lacking. We don't have a clear idea of what that thing is, or whether it even exists.
> Clearly you won't be having the experiences of both bodies, would you?
Whether there is a "you" distinct from both bodies is the actual question to be answered here. If the experiment were done, my guess is that both bodies would swear that they were the original -- in much the same way, perhaps, that you would swear that you are the same "you" you were yesterday.
A better word isn't all we're lacking. We don't have a clear idea of what that thing is, or whether it even exists.
> Clearly you won't be having the experiences of both bodies, would you?
Whether there is a "you" distinct from both bodies is the actual question to be answered here. If the experiment were done, my guess is that both bodies would swear that they were the original -- in much the same way, perhaps, that you would swear that you are the same "you" you were yesterday.