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Re:Theory of Mind May Have Spontaneously Emerged in Large La... by robertlagrant on Thursday February 09, 2023 @05:16PM (#34732418)
> But if they can continue to become more and more accurate replicas of the real thing, I don't think it matters at all.

So, I suppose I'd ask: what does "matter" mean here? If you knew that everyone you loved had been destroyed and been replaced by exact replicas, would that matter?

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Re:Theory of Mind May Have Spontaneously Emerged in Large La... by sgt101 on Thursday February 09, 2023 @05:24PM (#34732534)
Star trek universe!
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Re:Theory of Mind May Have Spontaneously Emerged in Large La... by canniballectern on Thursday February 09, 2023 @05:47PM (#34732818)
If the replicas were truly exact, I guess not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Re:Theory of Mind May Have Spontaneously Emerged in Large La... by bigbluedots on Thursday February 09, 2023 @05:52PM (#34732883)
That already happens frequently enough at a cellular level.
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